TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pattanaik, Devdutt
TI  - Ramayana verses mahabharata my playful comparison
SN  - 9789353332303
U1  - 294.5923 
PY  - 2018///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Rupa publications india
KW  -  Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Hindu mythology
N1  - index
N2  - 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 ground-breaking book, Devdutt Pattanaik, India’s most popular mythologist, explores the similarities and dissimilarities between the two epics in a ‘playful analysis’ accompanied by his signature illustrations. Whether it is the family structure, forest exile, or war, the comparison between the two epics proves 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 temple ritual, Vishnu is offered 8 different meals daily, different on all seven days of the week—56 dishes in all. May each chapter serve as a mouth-watering offering to the Vishnu within you
ER  -