Mahabharata Podcast

News Update: I've found a solution to my Book 6 translation problem!

23 Mar 2011

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Good news: There will not be an interruption in the publications due to the end of the Van Buitenen translation. I've mentioned before that the translation of the Critical Edition into English was begun, but not completed, by J.A.B van Buitenen. I've been relying on the print edition of his translation for the bulk of this podcast. The only complete translation is by Ganguli, and I only have that version in my iPhone! I can't really write my episodes while referring to a 3" iphone screen, so as we get near the end of Book 5, I was getting desperate for a solution. Amazon carries the full Ganguli translation-- all 18 books-- for the low low price of $350 US! I sort of threw this conundrum out there to my audience to see if anyone had any suggestions on how I might find a cheaper copy. I guess you all are too used to "free" stuff on the internet, because I got a rather tepid response. One listener kindly offerred to look into buying a copy in India, where it should be cheaper, but it was all rather hypothetical and time is running out. I guess I would have drawn more attention if I'd waited until the end of Book 5, and the podcast came to a stop... But all that is water under the bridge now. It turns out that Amazon is selling the Kindle edition of Ganguli for $6! All 18 books! Kindles are running for about $189, so for the price of a Kindle, I get Ganguli nearly for free. As long as I use the kindle for something other than Ganguli, I can at least say that I didn't blow another $200 on a podcast that nets me $0 in return. So that's good news... Now the Kindle is in the mail, so as long as the mail gods keep the deliveries on schedule, our podcast should continue to run on its normal schedule!

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News Update: I've found a solution to my Book 6 translation problem!

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2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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