Wisdom from the Ramayana: On Life and Relationships by Chaitanya Charan is a recent book that deals with the Ramayana, one of the two great epics of Indian mythology. Most of the Indians must have read and heard the stories from the Ramayana a number of times since their childhood. However, these stories still fascinate … Continue reading
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Natasha Mehra Must Die: Book One of the Doomsday Trilogy
Natasha Mehra Must Die by Anand Sivakumaran is the first book of The Doomsday Trilogy. With a great combination of the elements of mystery, thrill and Indian mythology, the book takes you to a sensational reading ride. The pace of the plot is so fast that you will not stop reading until the last page. … Continue reading
Cover Reveal – Mauri, Book 2 of Abhaya Collection
Mauri, the second book of Abhaya collection by Saiswaroopa Iyer is set to release on 9th June 2018 on Amazon Kindle Store. Set in the times of Mahabharata, the books explore lesser-known stories of the timeless epic of India from the perspectives of strong female protagonists. The opening Title, Abhaya, was released on Kindle store … Continue reading
A Broken Sun: A Story of the Kurukshetra War
A Broken Sun by Aditya Iyengar is the second book of a trilogy based on Mahabharata war. In the first book (The Thirteenth Day) of the series, the author presented a retelling of the events that took place between the tenth night to the thirteenth day during the war between Pandavas and Kauravas in the … Continue reading
The Vengence of Indra: Vikramaditya Veergatha Book-3
The Vengeance of Indra by Shatrujeet Nath is the third book of the series called Vikramaditya Veergatha. After thoroughly enjoying the first two books of this series, I picked up this book with a lot of anticipation. At the same time, there was a certain apprehension too. In every follow-up book of any series, there … Continue reading
The Third Installment of Epic Love Stories
Satyavati and Shantanu (Epic Love Stories #3) by Ashok K. Bankar is a short and sweet read. To the regular readers of Indian mythology, there is nothing that we can say new here. Extracted from the Mahabharata, the book presents the famous love story of Satyavati and Shantanu. The approach adopted for narrating the story … Continue reading
Corpokshetra: Mahabharata in the MBA Yug
Corpokshetra: Mahabharata in the MBA Yug by Deepak Kaul is a commendable attempt to tell the story of Mahabharata in the modern setting of corporate world. In a book of 120 pages, the author has tried his best to capture the world of Mahabharata. Though the story of Mahabharata has been re-created so many times, … Continue reading
The Thirteenth Day: A Story of the Kurukshetra War
The Thirteenth Day: A Story of the Kurukshetra War by Aditya Iyengar is another retelling of Mahabharata. This book, however, does not throw light on each and every event of our grand old epic. On the other end, this book deals with the events that took place between the tenth night to the thirteenth day … Continue reading
Book Review: ‘The Curse of Brahma’ by ‘Jagmohan Bhanver’
As a lover of books based on Indian mythology, I opened Jagmohan Bhanver’s The Curse of Brahma with a bit of apprehension. And, there was a certain reason behind that. Lately, a number of retelling of Indian mythologies had disappointed me. But, to my own surprise, this book captured my attention in the Prologue and … Continue reading
Karna: The Unsung Hero of the Mahabharata
There are a number of books which have been written on the character of Karna, the tragic hero of Mahabharata. In fact, his character is the most explored subject in Mahabharata related literature. Latest in this list is Karna: The Unsung Hero of the Mahabharata by Umesh Kotru and Ashutosh Zutshi, published by Leadstart Publishing … Continue reading