Description
The Way of The Warrior: The Legend of Abhimanyu is a graphic novel that depicts the story of the valiant Prince Abhimanyu, son of Arjuna, the famous Pandava. The Mahabharata war, which lasted for 18 days, saw many casualties on both sides. on the 13th day, the war had reached a stalemate. The Kauravas are awed by the heroics of Abhimanyu and find no means to contain his onslaught. They then deploy a deadly tactic named the Chakravyuha, a complex battle formation that is impossible to break. Lord Krishna and Arjuna are the only two people who know how to break the Chakravyuha as well as to come out of it. Abhimanyu had heard the tactic while he was in his mother's womb. He knew the way to enter this formation but did not know how to exit it.A brave Kshatriya, Abhimanyu breaks into the Chakravyuha and faces the Kaurava onslaught single handedly. A ruse is deployed to keep Krishna and Arjuna away. Abhimanyu's valour changed the tide of the war and led to the triumph of dharma over adharma.The Way of The Warrior: The Legend of Abhimanyu was published by Penguin Books Limited in 2014 and is available in paperback.