It's one of the oldest books in the world and India's biggest blockbuster best seller! But isn't it meant only for religious old people? But isn't it very long? And, erm, super difficult to read? And 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 audiobook will stay with you long after you have heard the last words. Why haven't you listened to it yet?

The Gita for Children

Roopa Pai (Author), Sagar Arya (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher)

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Listening Length	7 hours and 50 minutes
Author	Roopa Pai
Narrator	Sagar Arya
Audible.in Release Date	19 March 2017
Publisher	Audible Studios
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B06XPLHYFW
Best Sellers Rank	#222 in Audible Audiobooks & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Audiobooks & Originals) #2 in Religion For Children #23 in Children's Religion (Books) #335 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.
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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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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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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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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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LaptopTech09

Good one

Reviewed in India on 15 March 2020

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Some errors/feedback -
• Three Last Things describes Upanishads as “believed to be revelations”. The right description is Upanishads are deep philosophy written by Rishis and Rishikas. It is wrong to call them revelations. (Also, pg179). Similarly, Vedas - revelations (Pg130).
• There are some wrong English translations – (pg29) Atman is not soul. In fact, the description on page 30 is exactly the reason why Atman is not soul. You might want to refer to the book Being Different and other material/YouTube videos of Rajiv Malhotra to understand the difference between Sanskrit words and English words. Similarly (pg43) karma can’t be translated as work. (pg55) Paap vs sin, (pg224) charity vs daan, (pg252) Saint vs Sant. Using English one-word translations gives out a wrong meaning.
• (pg242) “follow the scriptures” – the word scriptures can’t be used for Hindu teachings; it is specifically related to Bible and structure of Hinduism is not like Christianity. So, gives out a wrong meaning.
• I wish the author would have refrained from using adjectives like “cranky grandparents” (pg40), “penny pinching parents” (pg214) as readers have impressionable minds.
• There are lot of non-Indian examples used. Indian civilization is more than 80,000 years old, so we should have a lot of Indian role models for our children instead of Batman, Madam Curie, Albanian nun, Rudyard Kipling, Harry potter, Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Shakespeare, Fuchsia, Neymar, Pele, Santa Claus, and definitely not the blonde blue eyed cheerleader!
• (pg98) It is good to give examples related to kids’ daily life, but it would have been good to mention that concepts like tapa, etc. have a much higher meaning.
• (pg101) Hanuman should be called Hanuman rather than “monkey god”.
• (pg194) Flip channels on TV sounds like a bad advice.
• (pg83) “most religions in the world preach that all creatures are equal” – author might want to stop making such false claims as most religions clearly say that those who don’t follow the same sect of religion as they do, are inferior to them. Also animals and nature are considered inferior to human beings by them and hence we have reached this state of environment today.
• (pg135) “All He need is love” – it is wrong to give a gender as per Hinduism or Gita itself. Similarly, (pg175) describes Knower as male gender.
• There are a lot of places where author sounds like she is a non-Hindu non-Indian explaining Hinduism in some foreign land. This will make kids (readers) think Hindus as some aliens rather than thinking of themselves or their ancestors. When you write about Gita, it is obvious that you are explaining concepts from Hinduism, don’t need to keep reminding that on every other page. E.g. (pg27) “In the Gita, which is the holy book of Hindus”, (pg32) “what the Hindus call reincarnation – the process by which they believe”, (pg42) “many Hindus will be able to quote”, (pg61) “according to the Hindus, Krishna is absolutely a God”, (pg62) “The Hindus believe that God isn’t someone or something that lives outside of us. God they say lives within us”, (pg65) “in some Hindu traditions”, (pg122) – “acc to Hindu mythology”, (Pg132) “Hinduism believes”, (pg142) "devaloka, abode of Hindu gods", (pg216) “Hindus believe”, (pg190) “Hindus believe” could be written as “Gita says”, (pg218) “according to the Hindus” could be written as “as per Hinduism”.
• Book does not give any email id or website where readers can send feedback.
Of course, there are a lot of other nice aspects to the book. You need to buy the book for kids who are going to English medium schools and being raised in a westernized way and who have no idea about basic things in Hinduism. I appreciate the efforts it must have taken to explain the high level of philosophy and its importance in daily life to children.

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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

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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Mina P.

Good alternative

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 May 2020

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I am not a kid but read it because of an essay I have to write for the Bhagavad Gita. I will admit that I really enjoy it's simplicity! Great idea and attempt.

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.

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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