Indra : The Rise and Fall of a Hero
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
9355205406
ISBN-13
9789355205407
Publisher
Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd
Imprint
Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd
Country of Manufacture
IN
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 5th, 2022
Print length
312 Pages
Weight
216 grams
Dimensions
19.50 x 12.80 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification:
Myth & legend told as fictionSagasFolklore, myths & legends
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The text explores the anticipation and birth of the warrior god Indra, known for his power over rains. It delves into his fall from grace and insecurity in the post-Vedic era, shedding light on how time affects even the gods.
There was something unusual in the air. There was no sound, no breeze and time seemed to have stopped as the world waited with bated breath. The eerie silence was unnerving and unsettling. What was this anticipation for? What was the world waiting for? In the stillness of the infinite silence, a mother was waiting in anticipation to give the world its elements. Indra was about to be born. Indra, most popularly known for his power over the rains, has been considered to be a cosmic, dragon-killing hero and a warrior god. So, what makes this warrior hero fall from grace? What makes him insecure, powerless and given toust and merriment in the post-Vedic era? Indra”the Rise and Fall of a Hero is an attempt toook closely at an erstwhile "human-hero'', much maligned in theater period due to the wheel of time, which doesn''t even spare the gods.
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