Category: Non-Fiction/Religion & Philosophy
Publisher: Aleph Book Company
Rights: Translation rights available for Indian and international languages (excluding Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi)
Before nationalists and patriots, before colonizers and invaders, before emperors and kings, India was woven together by pilgrim paths. Seekers and sages travelled north and south, east and west, across mountains and along rivers, ignoring artificial boundaries, seeking and finding gods.
Renowned mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik takes us on an insightful journey to thirty-two holy sites where ancient and modern deities unravel the complex and layered history, geography, and imagination of the land once known as ‘land of the Indian blackberry’ (Jambudvipa), ‘land of rivers’ (Sindhusthala in Sanskrit, or Hindustan in Persian), ‘expanse of King Bharata’ (Bharatvarsha, or Bharatkhanda), and even ‘abode of joy’ (Sukhavati to the Chinese).
Translations:
Pilgrim Nation – The Gujarati translation of Pilgrim Nation: The Making of Bharatvarsh
Bharatvarsh ke 32 Teerth Sthal – The Hindi translation of Pilgrim Nation: The Making of Bharatvarsh
Yaatrekaruncha Desh – The Marathi translation of Pilgrim Nation: The Making of Bharatvarsh
The author: Devdutt Pattanaik