Get set to unlearn the Mahabharata as you know it from bedtime with your grandparents.

In Kochi-based writer, Anand Neelakantan’s version of the epic, the Pandavas step out of their goody-two shoes while Duryodhan, head of the rival faction of Kauravas, earns a halo. Ajaya 2 — The Rise of Kali is the concluding sequel to his Mahabharata series, and hits bookstores on July 29.