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1. 1. The Goddess In India

   The Five Faces of the Eternal Feminine

   

   This insightful exploration delves into the rich tapestry of goddess worship in Indian culture, tracing its evolution from ancient times to the present day. It examines the diverse manifestations of the feminine divine, from the nurturing and benevolent to the fierce and destructive, highlighting how these deities reflect the complexities of human nature and societal values. Through captivating stories, symbolism, and rituals, the narrative reveals the enduring significance and transformative power of the goddess in shaping spiritual and cultural identities across the Indian subcontinent.

2. 2. Jaya

   An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata

   

   A richly illustrated retelling of the Mahabharata that weaves together its central episodes, characters, and lesser-known stories to illuminate the epic’s complex moral dilemmas, political intrigue, and spiritual lessons. The book explains symbolic meanings, regional variations, and cultural contexts while exploring themes of duty, power, fate, and human frailty, offering both narrative summary and interpretive commentary that make the ancient epic accessible to modern readers.

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3. 3. My Gita

   The Illustrated Retelling of the Bhagavad Gita

   

   A concise, accessible interpretation of the Bhagavad Gita that blends myth, metaphor and personal reflection to explain core ideas like dharma, duty, desire and leadership; it offers multiple readings rather than a single dogma, uses stories and contemporary examples to decode symbolic meanings, and suggests practical ways the text’s teachings can guide ethical choices and everyday decision-making.

4. 4. The Pregnant King

   

   A mythic retelling that follows a mighty king who, after consuming a sacred elixir, becomes mysteriously pregnant; his condition ignites theological debate, courtly intrigue and a crisis over succession as priests, queens and sages struggle to interpret destiny and the laws of inheritance. Blending fable, politics and philosophy, the story uses layered myths and characters to probe gender fluidity, bodily autonomy, desire and the uneasy relationship between power and identity, asking how societies define the human when canonical norms are upended.

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5. 5. 7 Secrets Of Shiva

   

   Through seven symbolic ‘secrets,’ the book decodes Shiva’s myths, rituals and iconography to show how opposing forces—creation and destruction, renunciation and desire, order and chaos, life and death—coexist and shape human experience. Using storytelling and cultural analysis, it interprets ancient motifs as psychological and moral lessons, arguing that embracing paradox, cycles of loss and renewal, and the balance between inner detachment and worldly engagement offers practical guidance for modern living and personal transformation.

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6. 6. 7 Secrets Of The Goddess

   

   A concise exploration of seven archetypal facets of the divine feminine in Indian myth and ritual, this book decodes stories, symbols and practices to show how goddesses articulate power, desire, nurture, rage and transformation; by reading myths as social and psychological metaphors it links ancient narratives to contemporary debates about gender, identity and leadership, offering concrete insights on how cultural images shape behaviour and belief. The tone is accessible and analytical, using comparative examples and ritual context to suggest ways of reclaiming and understanding feminine agency in both spiritual and everyday life.

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7. 7. My Hanuman Chalisa

   

   A verse-by-verse exploration of the Hanuman Chalisa that interweaves translation with mythological stories, symbolic analysis and cultural context to illuminate Hanuman’s many roles—as devoted servant of Rama, fearless protector and healing presence—while drawing on episodes from the Ramayana, regional traditions and iconography to make the hymn’s meanings and devotional power accessible and resonant for contemporary readers.

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8. 8. 7 Secrets Of Vishnu

   

   A concise, accessible reading of the Vishnu tradition that distills seven underlying principles embodied by the deity and his avatars, using myth, symbolism and ritual to draw practical lessons about leadership, duty, adaptation and the maintenance of social and cosmic order. Through retellings and analysis of episodes involving figures like Rama and Krishna, the book decodes familiar stories into insights about human psychology, ethics and governance, arguing that myths serve as living maps for navigating change and conflict. It blends scholarship, cultural history and storytelling to make ancient symbols relevant to contemporary life.

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9. 9. Pilgrim Nation

   A Mythological Journey Through India

   

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10. 10. Shikhandi And Other Stories They Don't Tell You

    

    A compact, conversational collection that retells lesser-known Indian myths—ranging from the transgender warrior Shikhandi to forgotten goddesses and outcast heroes—reframing canonical stories to surface suppressed voices, question caste, gender and ritual, and draw links between ancient narratives and contemporary social issues; blending accessible scholarship, cultural context and mythic storytelling, it invites readers to rethink moral certainties and recognize the pluralities and ambiguities within tradition.

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11. 11. The Book Of Ram

    

    A reinterpretation of the epic hero’s life and legend that blends narrative retelling with comparative analysis, tracing how regional versions, rituals and interpretations have shaped his image as both ideal king and fallible human; the book examines symbolic meanings, moral dilemmas and political uses of the story, contrasting devotional, literary and historical readings, and argues that the epic functions as a living tradition whose meanings shift with cultural context and contemporary concerns.

12. 12. Sita

    An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana

    

    A retelling and reexamination of the Ramayana from the woman's perspective, weaving together tradition, folklore, and myth to present many faces of a single heroine—daughter, wife, exile, queen and deity—while exploring how cultural narratives shape and constrain female identity; it contrasts regional versions and symbolic meanings to challenge simplistic moral readings and invite readers to see the epic as a living, mutable story rather than a fixed moral lesson.

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13. 13. 7 Secrets From Hindu Calendar Art

    

    An accessible exploration of how popular Hindu calendar art encodes and transmits religious ideas, arguing that everyday images of gods are not merely decorative but function as a visual grammar that shapes belief and social norms. The book decodes recurring motifs—postures, attributes, colors and settings—to reveal layers of meaning about divinity, gender, morality and power, and traces how printing technology, colonial influence and market forces standardized and transformed these images. It shows that calendar art democratized access to myth and ritual while also commercializing and simplifying complex traditions, inviting readers to read these ubiquitous images as cultural texts that reveal popular theology and social change.

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14. 14. Krishna's Secret

    

    A reinterpretation of the life and legend of Krishna that reads his stories as layered symbols rather than straightforward history, tracing how he embodies contradictory roles—mischievous child, romantic lover, political strategist, divine teacher—and showing how those roles reveal complex ideas about desire, duty, power and play; the book teases out the moral ambiguities and hidden meanings in familiar episodes to offer practical insights into human behaviour, leadership and the perennial tensions between personal longing and social responsibility.
15. 15. Business Sutra

    A Very Indian Approach to Management

    

    A provocative blend of mythology and management that uses Indian stories and archetypes to reinterpret business concepts, arguing that cultural narratives shape leadership, strategy, structure and ethics; through retellings and symbolic analysis it contrasts Western mechanistic models with more relational, contextual approaches and offers practical, culturally rooted insights for decision-making, motivation, teamwork and change in organizations.

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