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The Gita: For Children Paperback – 22 Jul 2015

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PART OF - 100 children's books to read in a lifetime

It's one of the oldest books in the world - But isn't it meant only for religious old people? - But isn't it very long and, erm, super difficult to read? - But isn't the stuff it talks about way too complex for regular folks to understand? Prepare to be surprised. Roopa Pai's spirited, one-of-a-kind retelling of the epic conversation between Pandava prince Arjuna and his mentor and friend Krishna busts these and other such myths about the Bhagavad Gita. Lucid, thought-provoking and brimming with fun trivia, this book will stay with you long after you have turned the last page.

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About the Author

Roopa Pai is a computer engineer who always knew she was going to write for children. She is the author of Taranauts, India's first fantasy fantasyadventure series for children and has several other published books to her credit. To make a living, she brings together three other loves - history, working with young people and her home town Bangalore - in her day job as a guide with Bangalore Walks, a history and heritage walks and tours company. She is currently hard at work trying to earn the right to this epitaph: She was often content.

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Reading level: 10+ years
Paperback: 296 pages
Publisher: Hachette India Local; Latest edition (22 July 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9789351950127
ISBN-13: 978-9351950127
ASIN: 9351950123
Product Dimensions: 20 x 14 x 4 cm
Customer Reviews: 372 customer ratings
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #517 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #4 in Children's Religion (Books)
- #322 in Children's Literature & Fiction (Books)

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Lohitaksh Trehan

A must read for all ages!!!!

Reviewed in India on 21 November 2017

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This book was suggested to me by someone who is atleast 20 yrs older than me (I am 20 by the way), had been 3 days and boy I have read almost 3 fourth of the book. It's soo interesting. If someone of you have doubts of this being a religious book, then I may clarify that the book is not about Hindu Religion. It's about the way to lead a happy life without regrets. It has centered its theme around the battles we have in our mind everyday about what's right and what's wrong. This book helps you clear the fog in your mind, so that you can see the truth. Gita in its orignal form is a tough book to understand, by writing "Gita for children", author is just conveying that this is a simplified version after which you can explore the whole new world. This stepping stone is a marvellous piece of hardwork. If you have ever studied subjects like Psychology or Philosophy, you will find this very interesting.
Hope this helps you
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Go for it !! Geeta in it's simplest form !!

Reviewed in India on 18 September 2018

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My son loves to read but he was not interested in the knowledge about our own (Indian) great books , for example Ramayana and Mahabharat . He loves to read about Greek gods and Harry Potter kinda books and we were happy to see that . But the day, he said ," I don't like Indian Mythology at all so don't force me." Made me think about that and I was wondering , how to make him feel great and proud about our own ancient Epics filled with endless truths . I searched this time hard on Google and thru Amazon reviews , got this book and same day ordered it .
Now comes the interesting part , my son(10 years) has almost finished it and said today , " Mumma at places , it makes me cry " . And i without reading it my own , felt so good about my decision to give him this book . It's so grasping , that my son took it school to too to read it in his free period . Thanks to the writer for making it so easy for me . Go for it !!

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Navin

Too much hype, not much depth!

Reviewed in India on 6 August 2015

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I would have thought a book of this kind, simply told, would be an asset. However, was deeply disappointed at the flippant way the author has tackled the great epic. No doubt the information is there, but I also felt a tinge of mockery; the very casual way it has been rendered, as if two giggly teenagers are narrating the story to another group of teenagers. Disappointed!

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Chitra Bhatia

Needs originality when the title says it's for children

Reviewed in India on 26 February 2020

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I was expecting any examples thru which we can convey the message to children of 5-10 years.. bhagwad Gita content is not elaborated with any such examples where children could understand.. Content is moreover copy paste from Google.. not all shlokas are referred. Only few shlokas are there..

This book contains many other things like
10 avtaars of Vishnu
12 names of Krishna
12 names of Arjuna
Ashtanga yoga
seven ages of man
12 months of Hindu calenders
6 seasons
Sattvik diet list..

I believe its suitable fr age 20 and above.. title should have been renamed to 'Gita for teems'

Overall it's good fr a beginner to introduce them to Gita. Quality of print and pages is not that bad. .. nothing new has been added. I found sudha murthys books more appealing..

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Jai

Good intent; poor execution.

Reviewed in India on 7 March 2020

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The tone of the book is very flippant and sarcastic especially when it talks about parents. It seems like a misguided attempt to be "cool" and appeal to a young audience. But its an unfortunate execution of a very good intent (which is what prompted us to buy it in the first place).

My children themselves were uncomfortable with some of the language and tone and esp. questioned why the author refers to parents in such a degrading manner. And it keeps coming page after page right from chapter one.

It's now sitting around unfinished and is destined for the 'raddiwallah'. We don't even want to donate this to anyone.

This is the second of the authors books we ordered together. There is definitely an issue with her working style.

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mahesh k adewar

Must must must be read by all

Reviewed in India on 26 October 2018

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Best book one must read! We generally don't find other too typical book on Gita interesting; but this is surely an exception; this help you understand and tackle issue that generally Hoover in our minds.
Worth reading must buy for all age groups

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Kalicharan S

Great Book.. but little disappointed with the seller here...

Reviewed in India on 2 November 2018

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The book is great!!

But I doubt this is an original copy.. because this is my 2nd book and all looks good except the quality of my 1st book which I bought it directly from a shop.

Maybe it is stored for a long time in the warehouse.. But good enough.. because i would have not found any diference if this was my 1st copy.

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Savithri

I like the narrative

Reviewed in India on 6 August 2017

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I like the narrative. But the book could have been more colorful as it is for children. They look at the book wondering where are the pictures. But the storytelling is very simple and I'm able to simplify it further for younger kids. Thank you Pat for this excellent effort.

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Jess

A great read for anyone

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 January 2020

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I’ve loved this book from the word “go”. A simple, easy to read book for both adults and children. I read this book to my girls at bed time, and they hate it when I say that’s it for the night

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Kiran Vicr

Finally it makes sense!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 June 2018

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This book is without a doubt the best entry point to understanding the Gita for both children and adults. It has made the knowledge so accessible and easy to digest and for that kudos to the author. To you I say, thank you and I hope you work on more such books/themes in the future.

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AHWappat

Not just for children

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 March 2020

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Just loved this. The author really brings the Gita to life. Have now bought her book on the Vedas and Upanishads too.

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mr h.

Best Gita for anyone

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 January 2020

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I have read the BG many times and I regular come back to this one. It makes a great gift for all budding yogis

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AJB

Aha!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 January 2019

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Some things need to be experienced and not explained!
To fully appreciate the greatness of this book one needs to simply dive into it!

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Kenny3-14

Great book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 February 2020

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Great book well written.

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Claire McGoldrick

The lessons pages are great to break it down for kids

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 November 2017

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Life changing! Read if you are an adult! Give to your kids as early as they can understand. This book makes the Gita so understandable. The lessons pages are great to break it down for kids. Excellent!

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MR MANISH CHEBBI

Modern and topical

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 April 2019

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Easy to understand but did not dilute the message, ideal for 10-14 year olds

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Vrijanand Aswani

The book arrived late

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 September 2019

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arrived on 28 SEPTEMBER. in good condition

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Prashanto

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 September 2015

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Excellent!

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M.Franke

Wonderful

Reviewed in Germany on 12 January 2018

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Very well written not only for children also for adults, very philosophical but in understandable words. Going to read it again !

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Evelyn Singh

Gita for children

Reviewed in Canada on 20 January 2016

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I have not yet completed the book but the information is very accurate and can be used in bal vihar

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Raj Choudhury

Bliss

Reviewed in France on 16 August 2015

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The Gita has all the answers. Feel fortunate to finally discover it through this wonderful book from Roopa Pai. Thank You. OM TAT SAT.

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Kevin Glynn

One of my favorite Gitas!

Reviewed in the United States on 3 December 2017

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This book is awesome. It's one of my favorite Gitas, right up there with the one at gita4free.com (check it out... It's also awesome). Sivananda's Gita for Busy People is also great.

Seriously, this book is not only down to earth and super readable, but it's also very elucidating. You can learn A LOT about the Gita, related scripture, and your self, and your Self!

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Just stuff

Mind-blowing introduction to the Gita

Reviewed in the United States on 8 December 2019

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I love the Bhagavad Gita, especially the translation by Eknath Easwaran. However, if you are completely new to it and want a mind-blowing primer you can digest quickly, I highly recommend "The Gita For Children" Kindle Edition by Roopa Pai. She is a software engineer and I can tell from just reading this, a wonderful human being. She even provides secular explanations where appropriate. One caveat is that this is not a little children's book by any stretch of the imagination. Perhaps you could say it is for youth but more for beginners like me. :)

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