Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta Amish 2019 Wesltand pp. 374 The third in the series based on Ramayana, Amish’s Raavan, presents the narrative with primary focus on the life of Raavan. The making of the antagonist in what will be the war between Ram and Raavan has been highlighted through a series of circumstances in Raavan’s…
Sita: Book 2 of the Ram Chandra Series Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana Amish Devdutt Pattanaik 2017 2013 pp. 361 pp. 316 Westland Penguin Reading two different versions of Sita’s story in quick succession was a deliberate attempt. We have heard and read Ramayana from a male perspective often. I have read…
Name of the Book: Scion of Ikshvaku (Ram Chandra Series 1)Name of the Author: AmishNo. of Pages: 354Year of Publication: 2015Publisher: Westland About the Book:The book is the first of a series of books that Amish plans to write on the epic mythological tale of Ramayana. The epic tale is in itself common knowledge and…
Name: The Oath of the VayuputrasAuthor: AmishNo. of Pages: 565Publisher: WestlandYear of Publication: 2013 About the Book:The Oath of the Vayuputras is the third and last (Thank God!) of the Shiva trilogy written by Amish Tripathi. The story continues from the previous books but they were written so long back that it is almost impossible…
Name: The Secret of the Nagas Author: Amish Reading Time: 15 metro rides (not read in the metro) About the Book: The book is the second in the Shiva Trilogy. The first one, The Immortals of Meluha, I had written earlier, was a tad bit of a disappointment. The second book, is less so. I…
Name: The Immortals of Meluha Author: Amish Reading Time: 15-20 metro rides (not read in the metro) About the Book: The book is the 1st book of the Shiva Trilogy. That is exactly how it has been advertised. For some reason, I presumed it to be rooted in mythology, which it is at some level….
