Krishnavatara
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Krishnavatara is a celebrated multi-volume historical novel series by K. M. Munshi that retells the life and legends of Lord Krishna in a richly narrative form.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian literature work
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historical novel ⓘ novel series ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan publications
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Gujarati literature canon ⓘ |
| author | K. M. Munshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Bhagavata Purana
NERFINISHED
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Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ life of Krishna ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| depicts |
events leading to the Mahabharata war
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political and social life in ancient India ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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mythological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage adaptations ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of history and mythology
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literary retelling of Krishna’s life ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 7 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Gujarati ⓘ |
| publisher | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | ancient India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
devotion to Krishna
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dharma ⓘ statecraft ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | Dvapara Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volume |
The Book of Bhima
NERFINISHED
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The Book of Kurukshetra NERFINISHED ⓘ The Book of Vidura NERFINISHED ⓘ The Book of Yudhishthira NERFINISHED ⓘ The Five Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Magic Flute NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wrath of an Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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