{"product_id":"the-forgotten-wife-9789354476051","title":"The Forgotten Wife","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeep in a forest on the outskirts of Varnavat, the beautiful Hidimbi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eencounters Bheem, strong and strikingly handsome. The attraction is mutual\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand instantaneous. But their union seems doomed from the start: she is a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erakshasi, a demoness; he is a Pandava, son of Pandu, erstwhile ruler of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efabled kingdom of Hastinapur. It is Kunti, Bheem's mother, who senses an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eopportunity in this unlikely match. She and her five sons-Yudhishthir, Arjun, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBheem and the twins Nakul and Sahadev-must remain in exile in the forest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor a year before they can do battle with their Kaurava cousins, and stake their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eclaim to Pandu's kingdom. What better than to spend the time under the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprotection of a rakshasi? And if a son is born to her, he will have the strength\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof a rakshasa-a valuable ally in the battle with the Kauravas. So a deal is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estruck. Hidimbi will be Bheem's wife-but only for a year. And any son born\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof their union will come to the aid of the Pandavas whenever they call him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the battle of Kurukshetra finally takes place, it is Ghatotkach, son of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBheem and Hidimbi, who fights valiantly for his father, until he is struck down\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby the mighty warrior Karna, Kunti's secret son, who has aligned with the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKauravas. But in killing Ghatotkach, Karna uses his most powerful weapon, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eleaving himself vulnerable. The Pandavas' victory is assured.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of Bheem and Hidimbi-and their star-crossed son, Ghatotkach-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis one of the most fascinating from the Mahabharata. Madhavi Mahdevan's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eretelling of it is spell-binding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789354476051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Madhavi Mahadevan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52774182256821,"sku":"9789354476051","price":27.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-forgotten-wife-9789354476051","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}