Which is the most important mythical book of India?
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Which is the most important mythical book of India?
Top 5 Indian Mythology Books
- Palace of Illusions — Top Indian Mythology Books. The Palace of Illusions — Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.
- My Gita — Top Indian Mythology Books. My GITA — Devdutt Pattanaik.
- Rise of Kali — Top Indian Mythology Books. Ajaya: Rise of Kali — Anand Neelkantan.
- Kalki — Top Indian Mythology Books.
How do you read a Hindu myth?
Read their leelas (plays, pastimes), understand the underlying philosophy. Then we can read about Itihasas (Ramayana and Mahabharatha) and then Puranas. Once we have understood this, we can move on to Vedas and Upanishads. NOTE: I usually resist from using the word Mythology.
How many Hindu mythology books are there?
Indian Mythology (235 books)
What do Indians read the most?
In rural India, which according to Census 2001 is home to 72.8\% Indians, the most-preferred language of reading is Hindi, which has an aggregate 39.5\% share in central, northern and eastern India.
What are some of the best Indian fiction books to read?
21 Works Of Fiction By Indian Authors That Everyone Should Read 1. The Guide – R.K Narayan 2. Autobiography Of An Unknown Indian – Nirad C. Chaudhuri 3. Untouchable – Mulk Raj Anand 4. Train To Pakistan – Khushwant Singh 5. Heat & Dust – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala 6. Fasting, Feasting – Anita Desai 7. Midnight’s Children – Salman Rushdie
Who is the most famous writer in India?
30 Top Most Famous Indian Writers and their Books & Novels 1 Ramachandra Guha. 2 Shashi Tharoor. 3 Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie. 4 Ram Sharan Sharma. 5 Romila Thapar. 6 Khushwant Singh. 7 Amitav Ghosh. 8 Arundhati Roy. 9 Aravind Adiga. 10 Vikram Seth.
What is the story of the Great Indian novel?
The Great Indian Novel – Shashi Tharoor The Great Indian Novel is a satirical novel by Shashi Tharoor. It is a fictional work that takes the story of the Mahabharata, the epic of Hindu mythology, and recasts and resets it in the context of the Indian Independence Movement and the first three decades post-independence.
Autobiography Of An Unknown Indian – Nirad C. Chaudhuri The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian is the 1951 autobiography of Nirad C. Chaudhuri. Written when he was around 50, the book relates his mental and intellectual development, his life and growth in Calcutta as he witnessed the exit of the British from India.