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Ramayana Versus Mahabharata
- My Playful Comparison
- Narrated by: Surjan Singh
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, World Literature
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We tend to tiptoe around the role of power in management and fail to openly acknowledge how the animal desire to dominate often destroys the best of organizations. Critics tend to see power as a negative thing. But power is a critical tool that affects the implementation of any idea. Any attempt to restrain it with rules results in domestication and resentment and fails to energize the organization. Leaders often equate themselves with lions and indulge their desire to dominate when, in fact, the point of leadership is to be secure enough to outgrow the lion within us.
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Most human beings hunger after riches and success. There are any number of management books which provide theories and techniques on how to become rich and successful. All of them advise us to chase Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, in order to make her our own. But the Indian approach to prosperity and fulfilment warns against the relentless pursuit of the goddess, writes noted thinker and mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik, as it will result in conflict. Rather, we have to give in order to get; we have to satisfy the hunger of others in order to satisfy our own.
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Queerness isn’t only modern, Western, or sexual, says mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik. Take a close look at the vast written and oral traditions in Hinduism, some over 2,000 years old, and you will find tales of Shikhandi, who became a man to satisfy her wife, Mahadeva, who became a woman to deliver a devotee’s child, Chudala, who became a man to enlighten her husband, Samavan, who became the wife of his male friend, and many more....
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Not exactly suits the title
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Myth=Mithya
- Written by: Devdutt Pattanaik
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Hindus have one God. They also have 330 million gods: male gods; female gods; personal gods; family gods; household gods; village gods; gods of space and time; gods for specific castes and particular professions; gods who reside in trees; in animals; in minerals; in geometrical patterns and in man-made objects. Then there are a whole host of demons. But no Devil.
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writing quality
- By PRATHIT VISEN on 07-07-20
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Jaya: A Retelling of the Mahabharata
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Jaya: A Retelling of the Mahabharata has the whole epic, which was originally known as Jaya, condensed into a tiny capsule in this book. Other than retelling the interesting parts of the Mahabharata, what makes this book a favourite among audiences is Pattanaik's rendering of the various local folklores and tales that are associated with the epic, which have been presented in a whole new genre. With a master stroke, the author has elaborated the storyline by including lesser-known folklore stories of the epic, while keeping intact its original form and style.
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An epic tale narrated well by audible
- By Amazon Customer on 14-08-20
Publisher's Summary
It is a popular belief that the Ramayana is idealistic while the Mahabharata is realistic. Yet these two epics have identical building blocks, identical themes, and identical history.
In this groundbreaking book, Devdutt Pattanaik, India’s most popular mythologist, explores the similarities and dissimilarities between the two epics in a ‘playful analaysis’. Whether it is the family structure, forest exile, or war, the comparison between the two epics prove a startling point - the Mahabharata is in fact a reaction to the events in the Ramayana. Ideas in this book are distributed over 56 chapters. In temples ritual, Vishnu is offered eight different meals daily, different on all seven days of the week - 56 dishes in all. May each chapter serve as a mouthwatering offering to the Vishnu within you.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-11-20
Nicely narrated !!
This is a very nicely put audible and I like each and every part of this narrative. I am also an ardent fan of Devdutt and his narratives !!
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- M Pal
- 26-06-20
Very good book. A lot of research has been done.
A lot of research has been done to find out more about the two epics.
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- nagaraj
- 15-05-20
Interesting idea, sadly lacks coherence
Being someone who's interested in Indian mythology, I found the title to be enticing. There are bits which stick. For example, the explanation of Krishna siding with Indra's son in Mahabharata to balance out siding with surya's son in Ramayana is interesting. Sadly, these are few and far in between. there seems to no clear cohesiveness in the story telling. instead the author chooses to focus on different aspects and compares the two epics. the actual reading was clear and easy to understand and with the right amount of energy in it. so full marks in that aspect.
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- Harmeet singh bindra
- 26-04-20
Informative Book
This book is very informative, It gives you a completely different look on the word "Dharma". This book gives you the idea of why and how things actually happened in these epic tales, What conspired later on and How gods like Lord Krishna, Lord Rama were right and divine yet helpless against petty human feelings laws and feelings. This book is a must read but some things are really dragged that's why I gave it 4 stars.
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- Desikan krishnan
- 18-01-20
Brilliant
learn many things in this very interesting narration . Gained another and interesting perspective .
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- nmansur
- 12-01-20
Good
Good comparison,n, some part has been repeated but overall I interesting to listen. author has compared few local stories as well but some stories are totally new.
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- PANKAJ DESAI
- 24-12-19
Well Researched
I find Devdutt Pattnaik to be a very average writer in style and content. However in this book he has done a great research and gone at length to highlight the comparisons and contrasts between the two great epics. I enjoyed listening to this audiobook not that I came to know many new facets, but the known ones were joyfully presented in a different package.
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- Gaurav Gupta
- 19-12-19
very interesting experience, slightly repetitive
really enjoyed the in-depth research , and easy accessibility , was a bit repetitive as based on a collection of essays, but a lot of food for thought with details from Indian philosophy
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- anujafeem
- 05-04-20
Very interesting
Good summary of the epics and some insightful thinking. Easy read(hear) and good lessons as well.