Oct 04
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This book was a first for me in two ways: the first book by Usha Narayanan that I had read, and the first time I had picked up Indian mythology. And I have come to regret neither.
This book tells many a tale, all woven into one colourful picture that left me at once intrigued and entertained. It’s like each chapter is a piece of a puzzle the author cleverly puts together. The center around which every... Read more
Oct 04
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Authors drive and reinvent writing for us time and again and when I had the opportunity to ask them one thing that continually challenges their writing, this is what international and Indian women authors had to say.
Is there anything you find particularly challenging for you while you are writing and did you learn anything from writing your book and what was it?
Rasana Atreya: ... Read more
Oct 03
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My Take: This is historical fiction based on the son of Krishna, who is an avatar of Vishnu. Krishna, the Blue God is everyone’s favourite and the story starts interestingly at a beautiful setting of a garden, with flowing waters and swans that you get carried away with the description. Vama, is shown as a flirty boy who hates to tar his body w... Read more
Oct 02
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NAW- Please tell us about your book ‘Pradyumna: Son of God’. What made you write about a peripheral character from the classic Indian epic ‘Mahabharata’?
Myths are always fascinating as they offer us the distilled wisdom of our ancestors. The ‘Mahabharata’ and the ‘Ramayana’ have been narrated many times, but with their focus mainly on Krishna and Rama, to the exclusion of ma... Read more
