THE BATTLE OF PANCHAVATI AND OTHER STORIES FROM INDIAN SCRIPTURES- DIVYA NARAIN UPADHYAY

Ratings: 4.5/5 ⭐
Genre: Fiction; Mythology
Number of Pages: 131
Format: Kindle
Publication date: 17th May 2019
Publisher: Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd

THE BATTLE OF PANCHAVATI AND OTHER STORIES FROM INDIAN SCRIPTURES

The Battle of Panchavati and other stories from Indian scriptures is a collection of seven mythological tales from various legendary epics. The stories are a rendition of the timeless tales we have grown up hearing from our parents and grandparents.

The seven classical tales are as follows:-

1. The Cosmic Dance- The Shiv Tandav
2. The Eighth Son- The Birth of Krishna
3. The Battle of Panchavati (from where the book gets its title)- First fierce battle of Lord Rama when they were in exile in Panchavati
4. The Killing of Keechak- Assassination of Keechak by Bhim
5. Gangadhar- The story of Ganga Avataran
6. The Curse of Draupadi- The story of the disrobing of Draupadi
7. Gautama- The story of Prince Siddhartha to Mahatma Buddha

These stories are familiar to most of us but the narration is so engaging that even modern readers will enjoy these ancient stories. I loved the little footnotes at the end of chapters for reference. I liked the first and the sixth chapter the most. I appreciate the author for the fantastic wordcraft and dramatic storytelling. In some places, I felt the narration could be better but nevertheless, it does not cease to grab your attention.

This is definitely worth a read and you should check it out once.

About The Author of  The Battle of Panchavati and other stories from Indian Scriptures

Author of The Battle of Panchavati- Divya Narain Upadhyaya

Divya Narain Upadhyaya is a medical doctor and a Plastic Surgeon by profession. He works in the Department of Plastic Surgery, at King Georges’ Medical University, Lucknow, as an associate professor. His fields of interest in medicine are cleft and craniofacial surgery and treating brachial plexus injuries. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and has trained extensively in craniofacial and maxillofacial surgery in the United States and Switzerland. He is an International Fellow of the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons and also an AO-CMF Fellow. His primary literary interests lie in Indian scriptures, religion, and Indian history. He has a blog on
dnu1blog.com where he writes about a variety of topics. This is his first book.

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