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Book Review: Raavan by Amish

Insidious villain And now, the origin story for Raavan. Unlike in the lacklustre telling of Ram`s story in Ramachandra, Scion of Ishkvaku,   and Sita`s tale which,  apart from the big reveal, was a pretty straight affair, Amish gives his Raavan enough of an  edgy personality so as to make him an interesting protagonist. Picking up…

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Book review: Scion of Ikshvaku by Amish

Amish’s Scion of Ikshvaku: A tame Ram, a valorous Sita and the Big Bang Theory India / Opinion/ Sheila Kumar| Wednesday, July 29, 2015   Agreed, Lord Ram is whole different kettle of, er, spinach from Shiva – Amish Tripathi’s focus, protagonist and swashbuckling hero in his earlier runaway hit trilogy – but Ram Chandra,…

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