Mythologist and illustrator Devdutt Pattanaik narrates the Ramayana, drawing attention to the many oral, visual and written re telling composed in different times by different poets, each one trying to solve the puzzle in their own unique way.
Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana (Japanese) by Devdutt Pattanaik Read More »
રામાયણ વિશે તો અનેક પુસ્તકો લખાઈ અને વંચાઈ ચૂક્યાં છે, પરંતુ પ્રસિદ્ધ માઇથોલૉજિસ્ટ દેવદત્ત પટ્ટનાયક લિખિત ‘સીતા’ શા માટે વાંચવું જોઈએ? એમાં એવું તે શું છે જે એને બીજાં કથનોથી જુદું પાડે છે? સામાન્ય વાચક માટે રામાયણ શ્રદ્ધાનો વિષય છે, જેના નાયક રામ પૂજનીય છે. પુસ્તક અને નાયક બંને તર્કથી પર છે. પરંતુ આ પુસ્તકની પહેલી વિશિષ્ટતા એ છે કે સીતાને કેન્દ્રસ્થાને રાખીને એના દૃષ્ટિકોણથી કથાને આલેખે છે. એ રીતે પુસ્તક એક નવો ચીલો ચાતરે છે.
Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana (Gujarati) by Devdutt Pattanaik Read More »
Mythologist and illustrator Devdutt Pattanaik narrates the Ramayana, drawing attention to the many oral, visual and written re telling composed in different times by different poets, each one trying to solve the puzzle in their own unique way.
Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana (Hindi) by Devdutt Pattanaik Read More »
Two of India’s best defence lawyers, Akash and Vansh jointly take up a case, but they soon realize they are pitted against one of the sharpest prosecuting brains in the country, Ravi Nanda, who is always a step ahead of them both, and pulls the carpet from under their firm feet. Twice. In this heart-stopping new thriller from India’s bestselling crime writer, the law itself is baffled and a verdict seems impossible…
Cold Justice (Audiobook) by Vish Dhamija Read More »
Digesting India is a rollicking read—a multi-course meal full of happy discoveries. Read it as vicarious fun in your armchair, carry it as an inspiring travel companion, or use it to impress your friends with thousands of interesting, surprising facts about local foods and the many places they come from.
The Great Indian Food Trip: Travels Across a Subcontinent a la carte by Zac O’Yeah Read More »
ఒక స్వర తరంగం ఉవ్వెత్తున ఎగసి ఒదిగిపోయింది. యావద్దేశాన్నీ ఉర్రూతలూగించిన ఆ గళాన్ని, వ్యక్తిత్వాన్ని అందరం మర్చిపోయాం. స్వరశోధకుడు, రచియిత డా. విక్రమ్ సంపత్ ఎంతో పరిశోధన చేసి, మన ముందుంచిన ఆ ఉద్విగ్నభరిత చరిత్రను చవివితే వందేళ్ల సంగీతచరిత్ర కళ్ల ముందు ఆవిష్కృతమవుతుంది. స్వరాల జడివానలో తడిసి ముద్దవుతాం. గౌహర్ జాన్ ను గుండెల్లో నింపుకుంటాం. మన దేశంలో రికార్ఢయిన తొలి గొంతును ఆరాధనగా అక్కున చేర్చుకుంటాం. గ్రామఫోన్ పరిణాక్రమం, తుమ్రీ కథ, ఎంత సమాచారం, ఎంత ప్రేమ, ఎంతెంత తపన, ఎలాంటి వ్యక్తిత్వం ఊపికి తీసుకోనివ్వని కథనంతో పరవశమవుదాం. రండి, ఒక అద్భతంలోకి అడుగు పెడదాం. గౌహర్ జాన్ తో కలిసి నడుద్దాం. చదివి మురిసిపోదాం.
My Name is Gauhar Jaan: The Life and Times of a Musician (Telugu) by Vikram Sampath Read More »
In this enthralling retelling of India’s greatest epic, Devdutt Pattanaik seamlessly weaves into a single narrative, plots from the Sanskrit classic as well as its many folk and regional variants. Richly illustrated and abound with little-known details such as the names of the hundred Kauravas, the worship of Draupadi as a goddess in Tamil Nadu, the stories of Astika, Madhavi, Jaimini, Aravan and Barbareek, the Mahabharata version of the Shakuntalam and the Ramayana, and the dating of the war based on astronomical data.
Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata by Devdutt Pattanaik Read More »
Mythologist and illustrator Devdutt Pattanaik narrates the Ramayana, drawing attention to the many oral, visual and written re telling composed in different times by different poets, each one trying to solve the puzzle in their own unique way.
Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana by Devdutt Pattanaik Read More »
Hriday Ek Bigyapan, first published in Assamese in 1997, was an instant bestseller, going into tens of reprints in the next two decades. By taking a close look at the newly globalized India of the 1990s from a feminist lens, it poses questions about modern urban life that few Indian novels have been able to-questions that are still relevant today. Aruni Kashyap’s seamless translation from the Assamese makes this book a must-read.