महिषासुर मिथक व परंपराएं

by Pramod Ranjan (Editor), Nivedita Menon, Noor Zaheer

‘महिषासुर : मिथक व परंपराएं’ किताब भारतीय इतिहास, समाज और संस्कृति की व्याख्या बहुजन नजरिये से करती है। यह किताब पुरातात्विक साक्ष्यों, साहित्यिक प्रमाणों, प्रचलित परंपराओं और ब्राह्मणवादी मिथकों के माध्यम से साबित करती है कि कैसे बहुजनों के शानदार इतिहास और उनके महान नायकों की ब्राह्मणवादी लोगों विकृत प्रस्तुति किया। यह भी बताती है कि क्यों बहुजनों के ऐसे महानायकों में महिषासुर का केंद्रीय स्थान है, जिन्हें असुर या राक्षस के रूप में प्रस्तुत किया गया। आज भी आदिवासियों, ओबीसी और दलितों के ऐसै समुदाय हैं, जो उन्हें अपना नायक मानते हैं। यह किताब छ: खंडों में विभाजित है। इन खंड़ों में अलग-अलग विषयों के विशेषज्ञ अध्येताओं ने पुरातात्विक साक्ष्यों तर्कों, तथ्यों और लोक परंपरा में महिषासुर की उपस्थिति के आधार यह प्रमाणित किया है कि महिषासुर दुर्गा की तरह मनगढ़ंत चरित्र नहीं थे, बल्कि बहुजनों के वास्तविक राजा थे, जो बाद अनार्य-बहुजन परंपरा के प्रतीक बन गये। यह किताब बहुजनों के इतिहास, संस्कृति और परंपरा से जुड़े प्रश्नों का मुकम्मिल जवाब देती है और ब्राह्मवादी विकृतकरण से मुक्त कर बहुजन संस्कृति को प्रस्तुत करती है। यह सामान्य पाठकों के लिए उपयोगी तो है ही, शोधार्थियों और अध्येताओं के लिए भी अत्यन्त उपयोगी है।

360 pages, Unknown Binding

Reviews

[Rahul]

The contributors don't seem to be exploring an academic pursuit. Rather, they seem angry to the extent that they have lost the power of reason.
The book is at best in mode of abusive propaganda. With the alleged researchers, some amount of credible research would have not done any harm. Would it?

[Tapas Mohanty]

A different perspective

Gives an entirely different perspective about Dussehera. A must read for everyone. People should be open towards different school of thoughts and this book is an essential part of that process

[Robin]

Not surprising to those who are aware of top historians DD kosambi, D.N Jha or even Suvira Jaiswal Wendy Doniger. One gripe I have with not the book per se but this whole subaltern studies, cultural exploration & pride.. is it's rejection of any notion or struggle for socialism. Will a proportional presentation proposition solve anything. One can argue that at least that is marginally better but is it..it lulls people into thinking that that is the end all be all of all struggles where clearly it isn't.
One needs a framework to ascertain what view stands up to scrutiny as no matter how bottom up one wishes to be in their approach, one cannot seriously claim that every view is as good as every other view.
Aspiring to be equal partners in an oppressive socio-économic system cannot be a sane goal. That struggle cannot be fractured away & banished in place of just a cultural struggle no matter how justified that cultural struggle maybe.
No cultural struggle can be 'successful' without at least a simultaneous struggle for socialism.

[Quomi Khan]

This book is straight up nonsense !! , a fiction writen by the author. I am a muslim but I have read authentic hindu scriptures and I can confidently say that this book has no valid sources but it is just a made up fiction for a political reasons.

[Tagore Wahika]

The book is nothing but propaganda against Hindus by christan missionaries and communists.

[Firozo Saug]

Mahishasur was a Bull headed Danav according to Hindu scriptures. The author has written a fantasy fanfiction due to his obsession of Mahishasur without any empirical proof from any scriptures.

[Vavni Bhaz]

Anti Hindu Propaganda!!

[Afraci Dzouif]

I have read original hindu epics , puranas and I can confirm this book provides false information.

[Sazur Pato]

Pure mythological nonsense. Child fairytales

[Rahte Munik]

The author is an anti hindu.

[Sabnauric Acode]

Such a boring story 🥱

[Nahuran Lijk]

The author is disrespectful to hindu gods.

[Yaterwi Shunak]

This book has to be a joke , there are no facts in this book.

[Cafugh Boti]

There are many grammatically mistakes.

[Danci Dior]

Boring book

[Caroise Coleman]

Unethical text

[Sjilez Musket]

Not a good book for women empowerment, shows women in a very bad way.

[Jitendra Buhan]

Angry at this author for writing such baseless stories. This author wrote this story without reading puranas or any hindu religious texts to push political propaganda in South India.

[Kanum Kajol]

How dare this author insult Goddess Durga?

[Wasely Mubic]

What proof is there of this story? because all scriptures point Mahishasur as a evil tyrant who used to abuse women.

[Upranio Mesquita]

Negligence on the author's behalf for not supporting any empirical proofs for this book .

[Radcilfer Breski]

Not a consistent pacing, someplace it is too abrupt and someplace it is too slow.

[Sanori Akiot]

This author will suffer in his afterlife along with his hero the demon mahishasur for spreading such lies.

[Valuzi Wakna]

I am pretty sure the title should people's tyrant or villan for this book.

[Uvaqi Nanwop]

This book caters to a misogynistic view

[Yikilo Mathews]

Utter nonsense and why are there so many grammatically errors.

[Xavina Vishea]

So ugly grammar in this book!!!

[Cibali Hoten]

The narration of this book is very bad. I can't make understand how the author jumps from certain events without clarification of the existing event in the current chapter.

[Falfay Gundi]

This author has written such lies about Ma Durga and has glorified a rapist demon called Mahishasur.

[Vuraj]

Not a good book , this book is disrespectful to any hindu.