Tales of Durga: Tales of the Mother Goddess (Amar Chitra Katha) [Paperback] [Jul 01, 2008] Anant Pai

Amar Chitra Katha #176

by Adurthi Subba Rao

Epics and Mythology.

Genres: Comics, Hinduism, Religion, Mythology, Fantasy, Spirituality, Graphic Novels

34 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[eShaman · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was amazing as can be expected from ACK!

I was looking for something to read on Mahalaya. It covers the stories from Durga Saptashati. Wonderful read indeed.

[Avantika Srivastava · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

Very engrossing and the way mythology has been told is so gripping. I really could not put it down. I end up downloading the next one right after.these comics re just so addictive.

[Anjali · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would give it six stars for awesomeness, and minus one for illustration by Souren Roy, my least favorite illustrator.

[Pala2003 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good for kids to understand Hindu mythology.

[Agni · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very impressive

Very impressive illustrations and narrative. I guess ACK is a great way to teach the world about our Hindu religion.

[Surya · Rating 5 out of 5]

TIL that Mysore gets its name because the demon Mahisha lived there and so it was called "Mahisha" + "Ooru" which then became Mysore because the Brits found it hard to pronounce Mahishasooru.

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[Namita Das · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has stories of different avatars of Goddess Durga but I found it slightly short and few gaps in the story. Maybe it was mellowed down since the large reader base would be kids, but there could have been more stories added.

Overall it is an ok book.

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[Rahul Chauhan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful read about major stories of Devi Durga

A wonderful read about major stories of Devi Durga. This covers all fights with different Asuras. If you are a battle loving person you will love it

[Aruna Kumar Gadepalli · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one is part of Amar Chitra Katha series in the category, Epics & Mythology. This book deals with goddess Durga and stories related to her and other forms of Shakti.

[Anjalica · Rating 5 out of 5]

3 stories in 1 and it was awesome

[Karthika · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tales from the Devi Bhagavatam. Illustrations are very good.

[nibha ⋆˚꩜｡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

300 years late but this is my first ACK aaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! 4.5 ⭐️ this was very, very good. i love the art style too, it's reminds me of old school comics, so nostalgic. THE BOOK ITSELF WAS VERY GREAT, HELL YEAHHHH DURGA MAATE KILL THOSE EVIL, LOSER MEN ❤️ i love watching women murder men 10/10, would read it again.

[Mohit Sharma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great way to teach our kids about our holy scriptures

These stories are taken from Durga Shaptsati. These are told in a simple way but when a kid knows a simple version, he or she will definitely become curious and will read the original scripture which is full of ancient wisdom.

[Trupti Nayak · Rating 5 out of 5]

It has the Hindu mythological story of Durga and how she kills the Asura Mahishasura. Also we have a story how Kali is known as Chamundi and how all Shakthis kill the Asura Shumbha.
A good one time read who want to know about Indian Mythology.

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

ACK

Brings back childhood memories. Always a fan of the amazing art and best storytelling. Looking forward to reading all the ones.

[Dhaval Thakkar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good quick story

Pictures helps a lot in quick and easy understanding. As is a popular, a picture can reveal thousand words. Definitely worth trying at least once.

[Ravi Kumar Dandapani]

nice

[Krishnan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for kids

Very basic outline of the stories of different goddesses. Could have been a little detailed. It's good for kids below 5 years.

[Tathagato · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome

Great book for short read about the goddess Durga for children and fr those unknown to the hindu culture and goddess durga

[Frankie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this for a module on Hinduism + I know it's a 36-page comic book but I have been so bad at finishing books lately that any win is an honourable win.

[Pallavi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrated and very nicely written. Especially good for children and adults to know more about their culture.

[Jagdeep Prabhudesai · Rating 3 out of 5]

Confusion Confounded!

High on passion and narration but low on logic. Text and caricatures are often out of phase, causing confusion in the reader's mind

[K · Rating 5 out of 5]

The stories were crisp and they flowed well. The illustrations were good too.
Jaya jaya he Mahishasura mardini ramyakapardini shailasute.
A very good take on tales of durga.

[Adrian Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great comic suitable for younger readers. It does a nice job of introducing them to the tales of the Devimahatmya, even if it is a little vague on certain points. For instance, it merely says Kali prevented the cursed blood of Raktabeej from falling upon the earth...but not HOW she did it, lol. Given the amount of bloodshed in the rest of the comic...I think they could have said she swallowed the drops before they could strike the ground...

[Pranav · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book was good and it was good to see Shiva's consort Parvati in such a fierce form as Goddess Durga. I feel that the way Mahishasura met his end was very well deserved as he acted like he was the most powerful being on Earth because of the boon from Brahma. Overall it was a very good book.

[Hanskrishna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Writen in comic book style, Tales of Durga was a quick, fun read.