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We are lucky to have someone like
Devdutt Pattanaik as one of the most popular authors in India who also manages
to publish as many books as possible for him to do. This makes us read some
very amazing facts about our mythology, religion and faith. I have just ended
up reading one of his recently published books by Westland Publication named “7
Secrets From Hindu Calendar Art”. The book speaks about the images that we see
since childhood in our home and others but never get to know the meaning and
story behind these paintings. Pattanaik has tried to decode the meaning behind
the images for the readers and believers of Hinduism.
This is one of the quick-read
types of book by Devdutt Pattanaik which can be completed in a single sitting
and is best when you are travelling. I completed this book in a day sitting in
the Mumbai local while traveling for office. The book shares many images which
I had seen in my home, temples and everywhere and also got to see the ones from
different regions of India which I would have never been able to explore. The
concepts behind the images let us know that even if the images portray God in
different forms, ultimately, they are one and the same. Devdutt Pattanaik
discusses this very intelligently and wisely about how a single God is been
modified in different forms for different purposes and messages.
Devdutt also does not shy from
telling the mistakes and confusion been created in few of the creative images
but also tries to reason why it must have been portrayed in that form. The only
problem with reading this book is that sometimes the image is not on the same
page hence you have to turn the image every time to refer. The labeling over
the image is also appropriately done. The book is nicely researched while some
segments are mentioned just by the basic knowledge Pattanaik already had about
mythology. The best part of the book is that the author does not try to insult
any of the portrayals. This book is a one-time read for sure. I give it 3.5*
out of 5.
Thanks.
ABHILASH RUHELA!!! 
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