Mar 26
The cover and the blurb of this book make it clear that it’s a mytho-fiction. As a student I was never lured by mythology as a subject and after academic things, the size of books with mytho stories scared me; so I never picked up any such book except The Bhagavad Gita.
Coming back to the book, I saw this title in Amazon’s new releases. This book caught my attention with its name and a cover which is interesting. I immediately downloaded the sample chapters on Kindle and read ’em all at one go. I am glad that I got a review copy from The... Read more
Mar 26
Usha Narayanan is one of my most favorite mythology writers. And I am super excited to host her on my blog with this lovely and deeply insightful interview that she did with me. The level of details that she delves into in her answers is key enough to show how thorough and ... Read more
Mar 26
Disclaimer: I'm an agnostic, who detests reading love stories; and I'm reviewing a book based on the love stories of gods (broadly...more or less). Hence, some parts of this review might end up offending the believers (you shouldn't be though if you're a rational person...not that I care anyway). So, if you are one of those who can't even digest a little fun banter on your Gods, stop right here. Go and read one of those thousands of years old comic books instead.
The above information was for those who don't know me personally, which covers ... Read more
Mar 26
Romance is one of my favourite genres and so is mythology. Therefore, a mythological romance made me really excited about reading this book. And it has been a really good read.
The book contains three love stories. The first is about Ganesha and his three wives. It was a bit difficult to accept Ganesha trying to woo three girls at the same time. But, when you look at the deeper meaning of the words Riddhi, Siddhi and Buddhi, it all makes sense. After all, isn’t Ganesha the lord of these three achievements – intelligence, learning, wisdom... Read more
