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an illustrated retelling of the mahabharata by devdutt patnaik is out now. For all those who have never read ramayana this is the most unbiased version you can ever get.
The beauty of the writing is in its simple narration yet hard-hitting rationale. The significance of events and milestones in shaping the destiny of a civilization as it grows, and leaving in its wake, a rich treasure trove of wisdom, encouragement an... Read More
I'm a beginner to hinduism and found the story easy to understand - even though i knew none of the culture beforehand. Ram was never originally cast as a god, but acquired divinity. Till yesterday what was considered to be a story of god now has a gre... Read More
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Having said that there are also a few albeit minor faults with the book
Truly i see a striking parallels with the open source development take the best from each flavour and compile your own ramayana
The footnotes however are too elaborate interfering with the flow sometimes
Page 155 of arshia sattars translationthe second quibble is with the dialogue
Competitiveness
A book which brought me to the another world
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The footnotes however are too elaborate interfering with the flow sometimes
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This is not just a story called ramayana
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Unlike jaya this book is more about telling the story than trying to figure out facts of what mustve happened
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I used to think what i was told to believe was the valmiki version of ramayana
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Coming to the picture work i would have preferred the ones by bapu atelugu artist known for his ramabhaktii would like the kindle version to have a justified text not just centre aligned
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My next book in jaya by same reteller devdutt pattanaik mahabharata
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In many ways i was never quite the admirer of ram and this book does nothing to advance his cause
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We start with a sense of wonder and then lose iti absolutely love that last story of rams ring and i wish that he had gone deeper into this
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