Indra : The Rise and Fall of a Hero

Name: Indra
Brand: Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd
SKU: 9789355205407
Price: 1350 KES
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ISBN: 9789355205407

by Utkarsh Patel

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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: Traditional or cultural fiction and true stories, tales and retellings Myth & legend told as fiction Family saga / generational saga fiction Sagas Folklore studies / Study of myth Folklore, 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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