I had noticed Ashok Banker's books on the shelves of bookstores for a very long time and despite my keen interest in religion/mythology, I never felt I would enjoy them. Until now. I could not put this book down. The beauty of this book and Mr. Banker's writing lies in the detail. You may have he...
The book is exactly what it is named.. A forest of stories.. Shooting up from various places like various branches of a tree in a forest. The branches start from one tree, merge onto other branches and before you know you are happily lost Inn the forest. Stop worrying about which branch leads to ...
Saw this book in the library and left it in search for another book. Ended up picking this one out because of its title. Did not read it for 2 days and one fine evening when i was bored of everything picked this beauty up and started to read. Finished in 2 days or less. Loved the stories and anyb...
Please go through my review written on my blog: http://shaanzworld.wordpress.com/2012...Ramayana Redux is what I might call this - in the “Lord of the Rings” format with a “Clash of the Titans”-ish lore. Its a heavy-duty remix of all Ramayana’s written till date (as Banker writes in his epilogue...
It is arguably the most popular English-language retelling of the ancient Sanskrit epic. His work has been published in 56 countries, a dozen languages, several hundred reprint editions with over 1.2 million copies of his books currently in print. Born of mixed parentage, Ashok was raised withou...
Banker, AKB eBOOKS 5 The occupant of the boat that braved the ocean sat before Krishna on a golden seat. Krishna had insisted that he take that seat while he himself sat on a lower stool beside the visitor. The instant Krishna had received word of the boat, he had flown to the Wall in his own Pu...
Truthful and courageous, he was renowned for having performed one thousand Ashwamedha sacrifices and one hundred Vajpeya sacrifices. For his devotion and sacrifice, he attained entrance to the heavenly realms and was honoured by the devas. One day, the devas, accompanied by many rajarshis includi...
Banker, AKB eBOOKS 1 WHEN the year was over, almost to the day, the crevice was fully closed and the surface of the ground restored to its earlier appearance. It was difficult to believe that such a great abyss had existed here at all. Krishna and Balarama led a joyful procession of young gopas ...