Tag Archives: Mythology

यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत । अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम्- ॥४-७॥ परित्राणाय- साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् । धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे ॥४-८॥ There is something so eternal and comforting in this promise that no matter how much the Adharma appears to rise in this world, there will always be Dharma to defeat it and restore balance to our world and ... Read More »

Reinterpretation of ancient myths and legends from Greco-Roman writings have inspired countless modern bestsellers across various platforms in the last few decades. For example, The Percy Jackson series of books and movies, Thor movies, adaptations telling the legend of Troy… Considering the much wider and deeper range of stories available in Indian mythology, it is hardly surprising that books belonging ... Read More »

Anuja Chandramouli’s name and fame speak for itself when you look at her profile on Amazon and through thousands of readers who have turned her mythological stories into bestsellers. We have read and reviewed some of her works on this blog ( Kartikeya: The Destroyer’s Son, Rani Padmavati – The Burning Queen & Prithviraj Chauhan: The Emperor of Hearts) and ... Read More »

We are glad to share with you that book review by our senior contributor Jiten Upadhyay for “Keepers of the Kalachakra” by Aswhin Sanghi is published in the November 2018 issue of “Pune Trends”. Here it is. Book Title : Keepers of the Kalachakra Author : Ashwin Sanghi Publishers : Westland # of Pages : 420 (Paperback Edition) 80653 KB, ... Read More »

Saiswaroopa Iyer has started her journey as an author with Abhaya: The Legend of Diwali (Narakasura Vadha) Reimagined. Rather than going with the traditional book publication path she went ahead self-publishing the book on Amazon. And thus, only kindle edition of the same is available so far. With the commercial success of the book, she was encouraged to pen down ... Read More »

Recently I came across a book named Garuda and the Serpents: Stories of Friends and Foes from Hindu Mythology by author Arshia Sattar. The book proves that religion (of the author) has nothing to do with the knowledge (he/she possess). Though, I found many of the elements of various stories are explored quite differently than I know, but at the ... Read More »