Myth=Mithya: decoding Hindu Mythology (Record no. 176901)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780143423324 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 291.1 PAT |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | "Pattanaik, Devdutt" |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Myth=Mithya: decoding Hindu Mythology |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Gurgaon |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Penguin |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2006 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 227p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | A brilliant pocket-sized handbook on Hindu mythology penned in English by an Indian author Devdutt Pattanaik. The book Myth = Mithya : Decoding Hindu Mythology is fabulously conceptualized a story based on Shiva and Shankara. The book has also decoded the Phallic Symbol and also demonstrates the story about the man who was a woman and other queer story from Hindu lore.<br/><br/>The story has a lucid and provocative introduction named Ancient Hindu seers knew myth as mithya. Pattanaik has explained that it would be arrogant to presume that the ancients actually assumed in "virgin births, flying horses, talking serpents, gods with six heads and demons with eight arms". These are symbolic presentations of the thoughts of truths that need to be conveyed. The concepts in the book are inspired by the revolutionary art, establishment of empires etc. The book is segmented into three parts decanted into the Brahma-Saraswati, Vishnu-Lakshmi and Shiva-Shakti. It features these gods or goddesses in simple and attractive prose and the reference has been taken from the Vedas and Puranas. Indeed it's an amazing collection for reader. The book is available on Amazon India.<br/><br/>About the Author:<br/>Devdutt Pattanaik is an excellent Indian author, mythologist and leadership consultant. The author has published many tantalizing story on mythology over the years. He has also composed Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata and The Pregnant King. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Mythology |
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| Koha item type | Books |
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| Not Missing | Not Damaged | Gandhi Smriti Library | Gandhi Smriti Library | 2020-02-08 | 7 | 291.1 PAT | 158189 | 2025-07-11 | 2025-06-16 | 2020-02-08 | Books |