Ramayana Unravelled by Ami Ganatra

Ramayana Unravelled by Ami GanatraNo epic has moved the consciousness of millions like the Ramayana. The appeal of the story of Rama is such that it has inspired the imagination of countless storytellers over the centuries, across the length and breadth of the subcontinent. From Jain poets to Bhavabhuti, from Kamban to Goswami Tulsidas, many have retold the Ramayana in their own language, infusing their own unique flavour. Though the story of Rama is much loved and well known,

Each of these stories is a bolt of experience

in the quietest corner of a house in a Tokyo suburb

most notably Ayrton Senna’s death during his time at Williams in 1994

mindful diets and yoga therapy

computer scientist

narrating the course of her life

it is the perfect pocket-sized guide to the subject

as though the entirety of the circus is covered in particularly bright fireflies

Includes an introduction by Diana Athill

But it wasn't the hospital

a tribe of people called The True Knot travel in search of sustenance

Karunatilaka is back with a rip-roaring epic