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The Blue Lotus: Myths And Folktales Of India
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Myths And Folktales Have Nourished The Cultural And Spiritual Heritage Of India Since The Dawn Of Creation. They Not Only Accentuate The Splendour Of The Countrys Diverse Cultureshindu, Buddhist, Jain, Islamic, Christian, Sikh, Parsi And Tribalbut, Collectively, They Also Blend To Shape Our Nations Psyche. Many Of Them Are Familiar To Us From Our Own Childhoods. Those That Are New Serve To Remind Us Of The Extraordinary Complexity Of Indias Storytelling Tradition. Sometimes These Tales Are Archetypal And Sometimes They Defy Categorization. Sometimes They Affirm Our Core Values And, At Other Times, They Make Us Question The Motives That Drive Us. But What Is Always True About Them, No Matter How Fantastical Or Creative The Forms They Take, Is The Rare Insight They Give Us Into The Lives We Live. They Teach Us About Kinship, Desire, Greed, Conflict, Friendship, Treachery, Compassion, Arrogance, Persecution, Empowerment, Secrecy, Romance, Suffering, Courage, Challenges, Wisdom, Sexuality And Spiritualityand Innumerable Other Things We Might Expect To Experience In The Course Of Our Journey Through Life.
Through Her Masterful Retelling, Meena Arora Nayak Brings To Vivid Life Familiar And Beloved Stories From The Vedas, Puranas, The Great Epics, Kathasaritsagara And The Panchatantra, As Well As Lesser-Known Offerings From The Jatakas, Bible, Holy Quran, Sikh Janamsakhis And The Folk Traditions Of The Santhals, Khasis, Oriyas, Bengalis And Punjabis, Among Others. Perhaps The Most Comprehensive Collection Of Indian Myths And Folktales To Have Been Published In Our Time, The Tales In The Blue Lotus Will Leave Readers Of All Ages Spellbound.
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