Match the List-I with List-II.

LIST-I (Retellings)	LIST-II (Author)
A. Shyam: An Illustrated Retelling of the Bhagavata	I. Anand Neelakantan
B. War of Lanka	II. Kavita Kane
C. Ahalya’s Awakening	III. Devdutt Pattanaik
D. Ajaya: Epic of the Kaurava Clan	IV. Amish Tripathi

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

The correct option is A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I.

Let's analyze and match each literary retelling from LIST-I with its corresponding author in LIST-II:

A. Shyam: An Illustrated Retelling of the Bhagavata matches with III. Devdutt Pattanaik.
Devdutt Pattanaik is a well-known Indian mythologist and author who is famous for his illustrated books on Hindu mythology. "Shyam" is his retelling of the Bhagavata Purana, focusing on the life of Krishna.

B. War of Lanka matches with IV. Amish Tripathi.
Amish Tripathi is the author of the popular Ram Chandra Series. "War of Lanka" is the fourth book in this mythological fiction series, charting the battle between Rama and Ravana.

C. Ahalya’s Awakening matches with II. Kavita Kane.
Kavita Kane is renowned for writing mythological fiction centered around lesser-known or marginalized female characters from Indian epics. "Ahalya's Awakening" is her novel exploring the story of Ahalya.

D. Ajaya: Epic of the Kaurava Clan matches with I. Anand Neelakantan.
Anand Neelakantan is known for writing mythological retellings from the perspectives of the antagonists or defeated parties. "Ajaya" tells the story of the Mahabharata from the viewpoint of Duryodhana and the Kauravas.

Combining these individual matches, we get:
A - III
B - IV
C - II
D - I
Therefore, the correct match is option 2 (A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I).