# The Great Indian Novel

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- Book: [The Great Indian Novel](https://www.bookquiver.com/tharoor-shashi/the-great-indian-novel) ([The Great Indian Novel.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/tharoor-shashi/the-great-indian-novel.md))
- Authors: [Shashi Tharoor](https://www.bookquiver.com/tharoor-shashi)
- Publisher: india_hamish_hamilton
- ISBN: 978-01-4348-167-6
- Pages: 648
- Published: 2026-01-01
- Language: en_IN
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

In Shashi Tharoor’s satirical masterpiece, the story of the Mahabharata is retold as modern Indian history, and renowned political personalities begin to resemble characters from the epic -all of whom have a curious and ambiguous relationship with Draupadi Mokrasi (D. Mokrasi for short) . . . Brimming with incisive wit and as enjoyable a read as it is cerebrally stimulating, The Great Indian Novel brilliantly retells reality as myth.