Puranic Tales For Cynical People

by Parashuram

In a style that is curiously light and acerbic at the same time, rajshekhar parashuram bose places well-known characters from the puranas in situations that might have been surpanakha s wooden nose and ear pieces fall off as she becomes hysterical reminiscing about her heartbreaking love for ram; mahaveer hanuman s wife-hunt ends in despair; durvasa finds his rattle years later, in the kali yug, tangled in his beard thanks to a few mice; and hanuman appears again at a séance in the 1950 s to explain ram s rule and the politics of power, and even delivers the proverbial kick in the butt to a couple of so-called patriots

237 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005