MY GITA - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 8129137704 ISBN 13: 9788129137708

Publisher: Rupa Publications India, 2015

Synopsis

Widespread popularity of The Gita The Gita is one of the most widely read books in India and the World. Hence it comes as no surprise that there are numerous translations and interpretation of the Gita available. Many authors academicians and scholars all over the world have attempted to translate interpret and publish the Gita in their own words. Devdutt Pattanaik’ s book 'My Gita’ is also a part of that tradition. The Book The unique feature about Pattanaik’ s book is that it is written in such a way that it adheres to the background and surroundings of the modern time. The readers of 'My Gita’ will be able to connect with the book today because of the contemporary sense in which it has been written. The Gita originally has thousands of verses and the reader today has no time for reading all of them so Devdutt Pattanaik’ s takes care of this issue by going through the various themes of the Gita in his book. Krishna and Arjuna’ s dialogue may seem alien in today’ s world. But Pattanaik transverses that problem by connecting and adapting the teachings of Krishna to the present times. A world where the self is gaining more and more importance needs to look towards the world that we live in needs to understand that we do not live in this world alone that love and care and meaning are very important for life. Buy this thought provoking book from A now About The Author Devdutt Pattanaik can be called an expert in mythologist. He is a well published author of many books on Indian Mythology which includes the popular books like Jaya Sita 7 secrets of Indian Goddesses 7 secrets of Vishnu and many more. He is based in Mumbai and gives lectures on mythology as well. He has his own site where one can garner more information about his books and life: . He is a retired Physician who has authored more than 600 articles and 30 books. He was famous for being the CBO that is Chief Belief Officer at Future Group while his column in MID DAY have increase his popularity and fan following. In his present occupation he serves Reliance Industries as a Culture Consultant

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About the Author

Devdutt Pattanaik writes and lectures on the relevance of mythology in modern times. He has written over 500 articles in newspapers, and thirty books, which include Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata, Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana, 7 Secrets of Hindu Calendar Art, 7 Secrets of Shiva, 7 Secrets of Vishnu, 7 Secrets of the Goddess, The Book of Ram, 99 Thoughts on Ganesha, Shikhandi and Other Tales They Don’ t Tell You and Myth=Mithya: Decoding Hindu Mythology. He lives in Mumbai. For more information on Devdutt and his books, visit devdutt.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Rupa Publications India
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8129137704
• ISBN 13: 9788129137708
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256