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stardustreader's review
4.0
Anyone who is interested in Indian culture, mythology, or if you want to know about our God then read this. This book is complete knowledge of all the questions that aries in our minds regarding God, devotion, marriage of our gods. This is so good to read.
dancingbibliophile's review
5.0
This book is based on the TV show aired on Epic Channel, ‘Devlok by Devdutt
Pattanaik-Season 1’.
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The book explains various concepts of Indian Mythology in an easy going Q&A format.
Topics such as the Holy Texts, Trimurti, Deva-Devi, Asuras, Gandharvas, Yakshas, Gita,
Avatars of Gods & Goddesses, etc. are covered in this book.
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We get to know about the Shaiva, Vaishnava & Shakti traditions and their different opinions.
Many interesting stories about Hindu Mythology are narrated in an amazing way.
A great read for everyone who has an interest in Indian Mythology.
Pattanaik-Season 1’.
🍃
The book explains various concepts of Indian Mythology in an easy going Q&A format.
Topics such as the Holy Texts, Trimurti, Deva-Devi, Asuras, Gandharvas, Yakshas, Gita,
Avatars of Gods & Goddesses, etc. are covered in this book.
🍃
We get to know about the Shaiva, Vaishnava & Shakti traditions and their different opinions.
Many interesting stories about Hindu Mythology are narrated in an amazing way.
A great read for everyone who has an interest in Indian Mythology.
lefthandedbibliophile's review
4.0
With this, I complete my 100 books for this year :)
Now coming to Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik, some of the Indian readers might be familiar with the television version of the same name. This book actually is the narrative of the same tv programme. Despite of having watched and re-watched all the episodes, I jumped at the opportunity of reading this one, as soon as it came out, simply because I am a big fan of the author. I would read anything and everything he would write.
This book once again, as his trademark, is about Indian Mythology, explained in the effortless way, he is famous for. Some of the subjects explained are the holy scriptures, the holy (Indian)trinity/ trimurty of Indra, Shiva & Brahma. The dichotomies of Heaven and Hell, Boons and Curses. Avatars of gods and goddesses, significance of various weapons wielded by them. And my favourite was the relationship of gods with food.
The subjects are explained in the format of answers to several basic questions, same like the tone of the tv programme. My only disappointment was that, the book lacks Pattanaik's characteristic sketches.
So overall a good 3.5 starred reading. While this book barely skims the complicated and neverending concept Hindu Mythology, it is a good place to start with, for beginners who might be curious to know the whys and hows.
Now coming to Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik, some of the Indian readers might be familiar with the television version of the same name. This book actually is the narrative of the same tv programme. Despite of having watched and re-watched all the episodes, I jumped at the opportunity of reading this one, as soon as it came out, simply because I am a big fan of the author. I would read anything and everything he would write.
This book once again, as his trademark, is about Indian Mythology, explained in the effortless way, he is famous for. Some of the subjects explained are the holy scriptures, the holy (Indian)trinity/ trimurty of Indra, Shiva & Brahma. The dichotomies of Heaven and Hell, Boons and Curses. Avatars of gods and goddesses, significance of various weapons wielded by them. And my favourite was the relationship of gods with food.
The subjects are explained in the format of answers to several basic questions, same like the tone of the tv programme. My only disappointment was that, the book lacks Pattanaik's characteristic sketches.
So overall a good 3.5 starred reading. While this book barely skims the complicated and neverending concept Hindu Mythology, it is a good place to start with, for beginners who might be curious to know the whys and hows.
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