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Shikhandi Devdutt Pattanaik

Shikhandi | Book Review | 2014 | Devdutt Pattanaik

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Devdutt Pattanaik is a well-known Indian mythologist, author, illustrator, and speaker. Born in Mumbai on December 11, 1970, Pattanaik did his MBBS from Grant Medical College in Mumbai. After working in the healthcare industry for fourteen years, he became a full-time author. Over the years, Pattanaik has written several books about mythology, Read more…

Maharanas: A Thousand Year War for Dharma by Dr. Omendra Ratnu

Maharanas: A Thousand Year War for Dharma | Omendra Ratnu

Synopsis: Omendra Ratnu’s Maharanas: A Thousand Year War for Dharma isn’t just a retelling of India’s distorted history, but a book that is bound to attain a scripture-like importance in the years to come. Aimed at destroying the web of lies woven around the glorious Hindu resistance to wave after wave of brutal Islamic invasions, Read more…

The Hidden Hindu | Historical Fiction | Akshat Gupta

Synopsis: Twenty-one-year-old Prithvi is pursuing a mysterious middle-aged aghori, or a devotee of Lord Shiva. Om Shastri was traced over two centuries ago before he was captured and moved to a high-tech facility on the isolated Andamans. After being drugged and hypnotized for interrogation by a team of specialists, Shastri claimed to have witnessed all Read more…

Battle of Vathapi: Nandi's Charge by Arun Krishnan

Battle of Vathapi: Nandi’s Charge | Historical Fiction | Arun Krishnan

Synopsis: The 7th century CE marked a time of great religious revival for Bharat. The country was undergoing radical political, ideological and social changes. Sanatana Dharma was trying to reassert itself with the start of the Bhakti movement in the South.

Kusuma is eternally grateful to her daughter for helping her find her calling

For Kusuma, it was a nightmare worth remembering

Not even in my wildest dreams could I have imagined writing a story like this. My memories of reading go back to my childhood days when my grandfather used to make me read the the Jaimini Mahabharata. He would slowly and patiently elaborate upon the verses so that we could grasp the contents, which were Read more…

Book review of The Secret of the Nagas by Amish Tripathi

Book Review: ‘The Secret of the Nagas’ by Amish Tripathi

The Secret of the Nagas is the second book in the Shiva Trilogy by Amish Tripathi. Click here to read our review of the first book. This novel picks up from where The Immortals of Meluha ended, in the garden of Ramajanmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya. The Nagas have killed Brihaspati and are now after Sati. Read more…