Mythologist | Author | Speaker | Illustrator
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Faith: 40 Insights into Hinduism
Why are Hindus so ritualistic? Why do they worship idols? Were Hindus always casteist? Are Hindus supposed to be vegetarian? Is divorce permitted according to Hinduism? Why is a Hindu prayer different from a Muslim or Christian prayer? Did the arrival of Muslim invaders a thousand years ago destroy Hindu culture? Answering key questions on…
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Japanese : Jaya
Translation of Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharta The book has been divided into two parts…
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Hindi: Ramayana Versus Mahabharata
Translation of Ramayana Versus Mahabharata: My Playful Comparison…
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Marathi: Shikhandi and Other Tales They Don’t Tell You
Translated version of Shikhandi: And Other Tales They Don’t Tell You Patriarchy asserts men are superior to women, Feminism clarifies women and men are equal, Queerness questions what constitutes male and female. Take a close look at the vast written and oral traditions in Hinduism, some over two thousand years old and you will…
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Marathi : My Gita
Translated version of My Gita In a world that seems spellbound by argument over dialogue, vivaad over samvaad, Devdutt highlights how Krishna nudges Arjuna to understand rather than judge his relationships. This becomes relevant today when we are increasingly indulging and isolating the self (selfimprovement, selfactualization, selfrealization–even selfies!).We forget that we live in an…
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Telugu: Hanumanthuni Ramayanam
Translated version of Hanuman’s Ramayana Valmiki has barely put down his pen after completing his magnificent creation, the epic Ramayan, when he realises he has competition. The sage Narad tells him that there is a better Ramayan, written by Hanuman. Valmiki is devastated! As the story of Hanuman’s Ramayan unfolds, humorously and gently, so…
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Malayalam : Shikhandi and Other Tales They Don’t Tell You
Translation of Shikhandi: And Other Tales They Don’t Tell You…
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Hindi: Shyam: An Illustrated Retelling of the Bhagavata
Translation of Shyam: An Illustrated Retelling of the Bhagavata…
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Ramayana Versus Mahabharata: My Playful Comparison
Ideas in this book are distributed over 56 chapters. In temples ritual, Vishnu is offered 8 different meals daily, different on all seven days of the week–56 dishes in all. May each chapter serve as a mouthwatering offering to the Vishnu within you…
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Shyam: An Illustrated Retelling of the Bhagavata
This book seamlessly weaves the story from Krishna’s birth to his death, or rather from his descent to the butter-smeared world of happy women to his ascent from the blood-soaked world of angry men…
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Hindi: I Am Divine So Are You
Translation of I Am Divine. So Are You: How Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Hinduism Affirm the Dignity of Queer Identities and Sexualities…