5 best-selling hinduism books like Shyam: An Illustrated Retelling of the Bhagavata by Devdutt Pattanaik

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Shyam: An Illustrated Retelling of the Bhagavata

By: Devdutt Pattanaik

4.16

Format: 431 pages, Kindle Edition

In the forest of insecurities, is it possible to discover humanity through pleasure?Can we stop see…

If you liked the hinduism plot in Shyam: An Illustrated Retelling of the Bhagavata by Devdutt Pattanaik , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found

By: Suketu Mehta

3.94

Format: 542 pages, Paperback

A native of Bombay, Suketu Mehta gives us an insider’s view of this stunning metropolis. He approac… read more

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  • nonfiction
"It is as difficult to move down the caste ladder as it is to move up."

-Suketu Mehta, Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found

"This is the true meaning of exile : some insurmountable force that keeps you from going back."

-Suketu Mehta, Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found

"Love exposes you, makes you vulnerable and kills the personas you built on top of your true self."

-Suketu Mehta, Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found

"We lived in Bombay and we lived in Mumbai and sometimes, I lived in both of them at the same time."

-Suketu Mehta, Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found

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2. The Oath of the Vayuputras (Shiva Trilogy, #3)

By: Amish Tripathi

3.84

Format: None pages, Paperback

ONLY A GOD CAN STOP IT. Shiva is gathering his forces. He reaches the Naga capital, Panchavati, and… read more

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  • india
  • mythology
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3. Sita: Warrior of Mithila (RamChandra, #2)

By: Amish Tripathi

3.54

Format: 230 pages, Paperback

India, 3400 BCE. India is beset with divisions, resentment and poverty. The people hate their ruler… read more

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  • india
  • mythology
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4. The Immortals of Meluha (Shiva Trilogy, #1)

By: Amish Tripathi

4.27

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

1900 BC. In what modern Indians mistakenly call the Indus Valley Civilisation. The inhabitants of t… read more

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  • india
  • mythology
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5. Scion of Ikshvaku (RamChandra, #1)

By: Amish Tripathi

3.32

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Ram Rajya. The Perfect Land. But perfection has a price. He paid that price. 3400 BCE. INDIA Ayodhy… read more

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  • india
  • mythology
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6. The Palace of Illusions

By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A reimagining of the world-famous Indian epic, the Mahabharat--told from the point of view of an am… read more

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  • india
  • mythology
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7. The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking

By: Dale Carnegie

3.39

Format: 414 pages,

Good public speakers are made, not born - or so thinks Dale Carnegie, the pioneer of personal busin… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • self help
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8. The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic

By: R.K. Narayan , Pankaj Mishra , John Lee

4.21

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

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  • religion
  • india
  • hinduism
  • mythology

9. Ghachar Ghochar

By: Vivek Shanbhag , Srinath Perur

3.91

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

For readers of Akhil Sharma, Mohsin Hamid, and Teju Cole, a haunting, masterly novel about a family… read more

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10. Train to Pakistan

By: Khushwant Singh

3.85

Format: 128 pages,

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11. How To Enjoy Your Life And Your Job

By: Dale Carnegie , Dorothy Carnegie

4.33

Format: 128 pages,

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12. Three Thousand Stitches:

By: Sudha Murty

3.87

Format: 272 pages,

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13. War of Lanka (Ram Chandra, #4)

By: Amish Tripathi

3.65

Format: 500 pages, Paperback

LANKA WILL BURN. DARKNESS WILL PERISH. BUT CAN LIGHT ENDURE? INDIA, 3400 BCE. Greed. Rage.… read more

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  • religion
  • india
  • hinduism
  • mythology
"Fresh drops of grief do not cause any ripple in an ocean of anguish."

-Amish Tripathi, War of Lanka (Ram Chandra, #4)

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14. The Forest of Enchantments

By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

4.20

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

The Ramayana, one of the world’s greatest epics, is also a tragic love story. In this brilliant ret… read more

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  • india
  • mythology
"-the girl I'd been on that day, burnished with innocence, believing that goodness and love were armour enough."

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

"I knew now that love - no matter how deep - wasn't enough to transform another person: how they thought, what they believed. At best, we could only change ourselves."

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

"A wind rose around me, from where I didn't know. It was unexpectedly cold and made me shiver. 'Sacrifice, sacrifice', whispered the trees, carrying my promise across the valley"

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

"My first lesson on nature of love was that in a moment it could fulfill the cravings of a lifetime, like a light that someone might shine into a cavern that has been dark for a million years."

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

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15. The Secret of the Nagas (Shiva Trilogy, #2)

By: Amish Tripathi

4.10

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

Today, He is a God. 4000 years ago, He was just a man. The hunt is on. The sinister Naga wa… read more

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  • india
  • mythology
"Fate controls only the weak, Your Highness. The strong mould the providence the want"

-Amish Tripathi, The Secret of the Nagas (Shiva Trilogy, #2)

"Strong people stick to their morals, no matter what the trials and tribulations, Weak people, many a times, do not even realize how low they have sunk."

-Amish Tripathi, The Secret of the Nagas (Shiva Trilogy, #2)

"The opposite of love is not hate. Hate is just love gone bad. The actual opposite of love is apathy. When you don't care a damn as to what happens to the other person."

-Amish Tripathi, The Secret of the Nagas (Shiva Trilogy, #2)

"I don’t believe anything till I’ve seen the proof. For anything without proof, I think we should believe the theory that gives us peace. It doesn’t matter whether the theory is true or not."

-Amish Tripathi, The Secret of the Nagas (Shiva Trilogy, #2)

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16. Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta (Ram Chandra, #3)

By: Amish Tripathi

4.19

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

WITHOUT THE DARKNESS, LIGHT HAS NO PURPOSE. WITHOUT THE VILLAIN, WHAT WOULD THE GODS DO? INDI… read more

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  • religion
  • india
  • mythology
"If you spend enough time with anything, you start liking it, even sadness."

-Amish Tripathi, Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta (Ram Chandra, #3)

"Yes she lied to you but she didn't lie to most important person i.e. herself"

-Amish Tripathi, Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta (Ram Chandra, #3)

"Everyone is struggling. I suppose we must try to understand and learn rather than judge"

-Amish Tripathi, Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta (Ram Chandra, #3)

"Yes, she lied to you but she didn,t lied to the most important person i.e. Herself - Raavan"

-Amish Tripathi, Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta (Ram Chandra, #3)

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17. The Hidden Hindu

By: Akshat Gupta

3.92

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Prithvi, a cryptic 21-year-old who remembers incidents from before his birth, is in pursuit of a my… read more

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  • hinduism
  • spirituality
  • mythology
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18. Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny

By: Sadhguru

4.30

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A new perspective on the overused and misunderstood concept of "karma" that offers the key to happi… read more

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  • philosophy
  • religion
  • india
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • hinduism
  • self help
"What is happening within you and how you experience your life is entirely your making – your karma."

-Sadhguru, Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny

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19. The Perfect Us

By: Durjoy Datta

3.42

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

Love is not having to hold back . . . but will she ever truly let him in?Avantika is an investment … read more

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20. Shyam: An Illustrated Retelling of the Bhagavata

By: Devdutt Pattanaik

4.16

Format: 431 pages, Kindle Edition

In the forest of insecurities, is it possible to discover humanity through pleasure?Can we stop see… read more

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  • religion
  • india
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • hinduism
  • mythology
  • self help
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21. The Collected Works of Swami Vivekananda

By: Vivekananda

4.25

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

Swami Vivekananda was a great social reformer and a very inspiring personality of India. Vivekanand… read more

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4.21

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3.65

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4.19

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3.36

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Anand Neelakantan

3.70

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Anand Neelakantan

3.33

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Ravinder Singh

2.55

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