Demons of Chitrakut

Demons of Chitrakut
Author: Ashok K. Banker
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Total Pages: 652
Release: 2005
Genre: India
ISBN: 9780143033356

The Original Ramayana Was Written Three Thousand Years Ago. Now, With Breathtaking Imagination And Brilliant Storytelling, Ashok K. Banker Has Recreated This Epic Tale For Modern Readers Everywhere Rama Has Finally Thwarted The Demonlord Ravana And Quelled The Demon Invasion. He Is Wedded To The Enchanting Sita. But The Young Prince S Problems Are Far From Over. For He Has Been Challenged By Parshurama, The Axe-Wielding Brahmin Who Has Never Been Defeated. And Should He Survive This Confrontation, A Greater Crisis Awaits Him. He Must Prepare To Face Fourteen Years In Exile Deep In The Heart Of The Forest In The Tiny Settlement Of Chitrakut, Where He Will Be Pitted Against The Vengeful Survivors Of Ravana S Rakshasas.

Prince of Ayodhya

Prince of Ayodhya
Author: Ashok Banker
Publisher: Grand Central Pub
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2003
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780446530927

An epic fantasy based on the ancient Hindu classic finds young Rama, heir to the throne of Ayodhya, called upon by the legendary mage Vishwamitra when two powerful demons raise an army to defeat the human world. 20,000 first printing.

King Of Ayodhya

King Of Ayodhya
Author: Ashok K. Banker
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Total Pages: 604
Release: 2006
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780143099673

The Original Ramayana Was Written Three Thousand Years Ago. Now, With Breathtaking Imagination And Brilliant Storytelling, Ashok K. Banker Has Recreated This Epic Tale For Modern Readers Everywhere. Rama, Soon To Be King Of Ayodhya, Crosses The Ocean To Wage His War Of Dharma Against The Rakshasa Forces Of The Demonlord Ravana. The Valiant Vanars And Bears Suffer Huge Losses When Ravana Unleashes His Iniquitous Sorcery On Them, Destroying Tens Of Thousands Of Rama'S Loyal Soldiers. Despite The Formidable Odds They Fight On Even As The Warfare Spirals Into A Maelstrom Of Unimaginable Carnage And Brutality. And Then, Ravana Does The Unthinkable. Hovering Over The Battlefield In His Flying Vehicle He Executes Sita In Full Public View, Right Before Rama'S Unbelieving Eyes. Rama'S Grief And Rage Know No Bounds And On This Cataclysmic Day He Finally Draws Upon His Ultimate Reservoir Of Brahman Shakti. Invoking The All-Powerful Dev-Astras, The Bow Of Vishnu And The Arrow Of Shiva, He Prepares For A Reckoning And A Victory Like No Other . . .

Bridge of Rama

Bridge of Rama
Author: Ashok Banker
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2006
Genre: Fantasy fiction
ISBN: 9780144001446

The Original Ramayana Was Written Three Thousand Years Ago. Now, With Breathtaking Imagination And Brilliant Storytelling, Ashok K. Banker Has Recreated This Epic Tale For Modern Readers Everywhere. Sita Has Been Abducted By The Demonlord Ravana And Held Captive In The Island-Kingdom Of Lanka. Rama Is Now Faced With The Bitter Prospect Of A Final, Terrible War Against Ravana And His Rakshasa Hordes. Sita S Fate Hangs In The Balance While Rama S Armies Assemble On The Very Edge Of The Ocean. Using Only Their Wits And Bare Hands They Begin To Build A Bridge To The Island-Kingdom. But Time Is Rapidly Running Out, And The Journey To Lanka Appears Near-Impossible& At This Critical Moment Hanuman Attains A Magnificent Apotheosis. Transformed Into A Being With A Single-Minded Mission, He Prepares For A Terrifying Face-Off With Ravana, And Makes His Awesome Leap Across The Ocean To Rescue Sita. Will He Succeed In Saving Her Life And Averting The Final Battle? Surely A Lone Vanar Cannot Face The Crushing Might Of Lanka And Survive? But Then Hanuman Is No Ordinary Vanar...

Siege of Mithila

Siege of Mithila
Author: Ashok Banker
Publisher: Orbit Books
Total Pages: 531
Release: 2003
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781841491981

The invasion has begun and the bestial demon hordes roar towards Ayodhya. If Ayodhya falls, then all mortal-kind will fall. But Rama cannot return home to defend his family. He must journey to Mithila - a city lying directly in the path of destruction. There, a small band of heroes plan a valiant stand against the advancing armies of darkness. It seems a futile quest. Lanka's forces are near boundless and have swept all before them. Even if Rama can unearth a hidden dev-astra - a powerful artefact of the gods - his chances of victory remain slight. For at the head of the demon tide rides Rama's nemesis, a terrible and ruthless slayer of souls - the demonlord Ravana.

Ramayana and Modernity

Ramayana and Modernity
Author: Dharmendra Mohan Sinha
Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt., Limited
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1998
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

Armies of Hanuman

Armies of Hanuman
Author: Ashok Banker
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Total Pages: 492
Release: 2005
Genre: Hanumān (Hindu deity)
ISBN: 9780143033486

The Original Ramayana Was Written Three Thousand Years Ago. Now, With Breathtaking Imagination And Brilliant Storytelling, Ashok K. Banker Has Recreated This Epic Tale For Modern Readers Everywhere Rama Finally Achieves Victory Against The Rakshasas In The Bloody Battle Of Janasthana. He Now Looks Forward To A Time Of Harmony In The Lush Environs Of His Retreat At Panchvati. But, As Rama Soon Realizes, The War Is Yet To Be Won& Tormented By Unsatiated Lust, In A Hellish Fury, Supanakha, The Demoness Scorned, Makes A Desperate Journey To The Island-Kingdom Of Lanka. There She Succeeds In Reviving Her Comatose Cousin Ravana, Supreme Lord Of The Asuras, As Ruthlessly Determined To Seek Revenge Against Rama As She Is. Their Diabolic Mission Will Test The Very Limits Of Rama S Courage, Skill And Endurance&

Forest of Stories

Forest of Stories
Author: Ashok, Banker K
Publisher: Westland
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9789381626375

The forest of stories, Book One in Ashok Banker's long-awaited 'MBA' Series, takes us deep into the haunted jungle of Naimishavan.

Hindu Rites and Rituals

Hindu Rites and Rituals
Author: K V Singh
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2015-11-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9385890042

Why is the tulsi considered sacred? What is the significance of namaste? Why do Hindus light a lamp before performing a ritual? Why is it forbidden to sleep facing the south? Why do Hindus chant 'shanti' three times after performing a rite? Millions of Hindus the world over grow up observing rites, rituals and religious practices that lie at the heart of Hinduism, but which they don't know the significance of. Often the age-old customs, whose relevance is lost to modern times, are dismissed as meaningless superstitions. The truth, however, is that these practices reveal the philosophical and scientific approach to life that has characterized Hindu thought since ancient times; it is important to revive their original meanings today. This handy book tells the fascinating stories and explains the science behind the Hindu rites and rituals that we sometimes follow blindly. It is essential reading for anyone interested in India's cultural tradition.

The Life of a Text

The Life of a Text
Author: Philip Lutgendorf
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 486
Release: 1991-07-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0520909348

The Life of a Text offers a vivid portrait of one community's interaction with its favorite text—the epic Ramcaritmanas—and the way in which performances of the epic function as a flexible and evolving medium for cultural expression. Anthropologists, historians of religion, and readers interested in the culture of North India and the performance arts will find breadth of subject, careful scholarship, and engaging presentation in this unique and beautifully illustrated examination of Hindi culture. The most popular and influential text of Hindi-speaking North India, the epic Ramcaritmanas is a sixteenth century retelling of the Ramayana story by the poet Tulsidas. This masterpiece of pre-modern Hindi literature has always reached its largely illiterate audiences primarily through oral performance including ceremonial recitation, folksinging, oral exegesis, and theatrical representation. Drawing on fieldwork in Banaras, Lutgendorf breaks new ground by capturing the range of performance techniques in vivid detail and tracing the impact of the epic in its contemporary cultural context.