A Book Review - Mithya

This is a book review to the book called “Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology” by Devdutt Pattanaik. This book helps one to analyze a detailed picture of Indian Mythologies.

This is the very first one of Dr Pattnaik which I've studied. Quite an absorbing and reminded me of grandma and mother tales of younger days. Nicely documented with reasoning and philosophy. I recommend the book even when one is atheist.

I am not certainly one of the individuals who usually read mythology. Nevertheless getting observed TV serials of Ramayana, Mahabharata, Krishna, I guess no Indian can declare they don’t know something about Indian Mythology. Indian mythology is definitely fascinating and a lot much deeper than I believed. Nevertheless following studying this book, I've not just expanded my understanding in Indian Mythology, but it has answered many of my unanswered and nonexistent concerns. The way how the writer has introduced symbolism in Indian mythology is par excellence. The narrative is lucid, easy and modern. I think this book is really a must read for everyone. It doesn’t make any difference which religion you may belong to, simply because this book will maintain your attention till the last page. I am so proud that I am an Indian and I'm a part of the rich, beautiful, Indian cultural heritage.

This guide isn't mythology but full of tautology! Writer a self proclaimed mythologist is just playing with empty words which doesn't mean anything a lot, but seems to make profound meaning. Most of the tales introduced are listen to say are neither correctly categorized nor classified. The interpretations are inconsistent and inaccurate as well as childish. Even the diagrams and flow chart seem vacuous just for the effect of appearing scholarly. Bibliography appears impressive at the end with the book, but it seems writer has hardly study any of these else they'd have reflected in his writing.
This guide is certainly not a handbook of Hindu mythology by any imagination. Like any junk meals which tastes great but consists of no nutrition this guide can be classified as junk guide of mythology.

This really is a great study and tends to make one realize that the tales in Hindu mythologies are much more of analogies. The smaller stories in between are very good and deliver out the gist. Easy language is another remarkable a part of this book.