I have read “Prem Purana’ by the author earlier and have loved her style of writing. I am peronally very fond of mythological tales that tell the narration of the stories without fictionalizing the characters.

I had heard the various names of kartikeya but had never known the stories behind these names. This book is such a detailed and engaging narration of the life and adventures of Lord Kartikeya.

The author has this uncanny ability to create such a vivid imagery of the events in our heads that the reading of the book becomes a sort of visual treat. Its an unhurried leisure narration but still keeps you hooked on to the story. Despite the curiosity of wanting to know the complete story of Kartikeya, I still wanted to savour the book slowly bit by bit enjoying the vivid descriptions of the scenes, nature and events.

I was surprised to know about so many new things, as to why do apes not have a tail, why did Kartikeya choose the peacock as his vahana and why does he have six faces, what are the significance of all his names?

Also was heartening to read so many current life issues and relevant messages about them just slipped into the narrative without being glaringly preachy but just felt equally relevant in both time periods.

This book is sure to be a delightful read even for grown up children who read chapter books. I highly recommend this book to all those who enjoy reading Indian Mythology. Also if someone wants to start reading Indian Mythology this book could be a very good starter into the genre too.

Waiting to read more works of the author.