Tuesday 14 February 2012

Books Speak

Pratah Vandana

Humanity is fortunate to have got a handful of luminaries periodically from time to time, who have made the effort to achieve or understand  the imaginary forces that are a cause for countless phenomena of  life and death, earth and sky, water and fire etc. This effort is reflected in the spiritual inquiries documented like pearls in the knowledge-ocean of Vedas, Upanishads, Ramayana Mahabharata, Jain and Buddhist traditions etc. 160 selected 'mantras’ from the original texts have been compiled and translated in easy and perceptible manner in these books. All these articles were earlier appeared in Mumbai based daily ‘Samkaleen’
Mahabharatman Pitru vandana

A collection of thought provoking  and sometimes inquisitive essays that  gives us an essence of the three major epics of Hindu culture. These essays are a master key to understand these three epics in their original form. All these   articles were earlier published in the leading literary monthly magazine ‘Udd'
Mahabharatman Matru vandana

Among all the female characters in Mahabharata Mata Satyavati is the most senior and the newlywed Uttara, the youngest. Between them there exists female characters spanning four generations. This book provides a true account of different forms of characters like Kunti, Gandhari, Draupadi, Subhadra, Hidimba, Ulupi after careful research of all factual evidences available. This is not merely a character introduction, but is a carefully studied analytical presentation. The series of these articles was appeared in weekly ‘Chitralekha’  Gujarati as well as Marathi. Besides Gujarati this book is published in Hindi & Marathi also.

Garvun Roop Varvi Chhaya
Even after 6 decades of achieving independence, crores of tribal folk are living in the hinterlands of the nation, whose life and demographics trail the urban dwellers by 5 centuries. Today, our country is  home to two nations-One is India which is living a carefree life in the metropolis and the other is Bharat and there have not been enough efforts to provide facilities for even basic needs like drinking water here. After 2 years of firsthand account and careful study of  Adivasi (tribal) community, their culture, lifestyle and their sires, this novel has been compiled. The characters are Akka, Varli, Narsu, Chitru  spread across regions like Nakalang, Bhansar, Matang, Devkop. Other characters in the story are government officials and politicians who are surrounded by seven-star facilities in their air-conditioned office in the capital city, who exploit tribals in the name of development. This novel was serially appeared in the weekly supplement of ‘Mumbai Samachar’

Lata Mandap
Taking the readers to the lives and works of  the core creators of Sanskrit Literature- Kalidasa, Bhavbhuti, Maadh, Dandi, Banabhatt, Bhardibhas etc. this book is filled with the fragrance of literary creation. This book gives captures the quintessential flavour of popular works like ‘Meghdoot’, ‘Kumarsambhav’,‘UttarRamacharit’,   ‘Bharthruharishatak’, ‘Kadambari’ etc. These articles were serialized in the literary supplement ‘Aksharlok’ of Mumbai Samachar’
Sami Sanjana Padchhaya
For 36 years after the battle of Mahabharata, Yadava dynasty   was facing uprooting. In these 36 years, there is no account of a single incident when Shri Krishna stepped out of Dwarka. One feels as if he was experiencing retirement out of dislike for    worldly acts. He could see from a distance the entire Yadava  dynasty battling each other to extinction at the shores of Somnath. Not only this, after the entire Yadava clan is obliterated, when Krishna himself falls prey to a hunter’s arrow and ascends to heavens, his mortal body lay unattended for days, not receiving the last rights.This novel captures this heart wrenching tragedy.    This novel was serially appeared in ‘Janmabhoomi Pravasi’ and ‘Fulchhab’ simultaneously. Besides Gujarati this book is published in Hindi also.