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Myth = Mithya: A Handbook Of Hindu Mythology by Devdutt Pattanaik

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Book Review #35

Myth=Mithya is a fair attempt to solve the complex shrine of Hindu gods. Devdutt, says while Hindus believe there is one God, there 330 million others for every caste, village and household. Understanding this complex web is key to understanding and decoding our beliefs, values and behavior.

I absolutely loved this book. I am a big fan of Hindu mythology and books based on classical references, both of which are at the core of “Myth=Mithya”. I’m not so sure about, how closely the narrative is based on those in the original myth but the author doesn’t deviate from what I already knew about these.

Precisely, the book is written in such a beautiful, brilliant and detailed form that you can’t help but fall in a pleasant “Reading Hypnotism”. I would thoroughly recommend this to all fans of Hindu Mythology and even those who aren’t!

Undoubtedly, one of the best works of Devdutt Pattanaik. (Surely, a go to writer for me now)

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The Pregnant King By Devdutt Pattanaik

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Book Review #34

The “Pregnant King” is the story of a sterile king, who accidentally drinks the blessed tonic that was meant to make his queens pregnant. The Mythological Protagonist is allowed to live unaccompanied, to have competence, to be scared and to be punished. The account is infused with such a striking intensity of feelings like love and vulnerability at the same time.

Devdutt stands out as remarkably, he’s incredibly passionate about what he does and the prove to that is this novel of his. He’s Extremely brilliant at capturing all the incidences and situations of these classic tales but infusing them with such emotions that are prompt and bona fide. Unsurprisingly, when references are made to “Hindu Mythology” it feels like the author treats him with particular affection. But Devdutt as an author is such a convincing figure in his own way that I wanted to spend even more time reading about the protagonist.

Lastly, there will be a lot of grieve during this novel, although it’s likely to be your own. 

#impossible, strange and yet human.

Where to buy?

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