Publisher: Penguin Books India
Sanatan is an eternal truth that shapes the destiny of India. Fundamental to Sanatan is belief in rebirth, an idea alien to most cultures around the world. It is what characterizes the Indian worldview, makes it so unique. Without an appreciation of this fundamental belief, ideas such as karma and dharma, and maya and moksha make no sense.
In these very personal essays, the author explores how Sanatan found expression and elaboration through sacred stories, symbols and rituals reaching the simplest of people in the farthest corners of the land. As these are compared and contrasted with myths from around the world, from Greece to China, curious patterns emerge that have often been overlooked by scholars and the general public.
