Arrow of the Blue-Skinned God: Retracing the Ramayana Through India
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The three-thousand-year-old epic Ramayanachronicles Lord Rama's physical voyage from one end of the Indian subcontinent to the other and his spiritual voyage from Man to God. In Arrow of the Blue-Skinned God, anthropologist and journalist Jonah Blank gives a new perspective to this Hindu classic — retelling the ancient tale while following the course of Rama's journey through present-day India and Sri Lanka. Ultimately, Blank's journey — like that of Lord Rama — evolves into a quest: to understand the chimerical essence of India itself, in all its overwhelming beauty and paradox.
"Quite possibly the most perceptive book that I have come across on India since the British Raj ended." — Pranay Gupte, The Washington Post
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"What Hollywood attempted on the big screen with casts of thousands in Gandhiand A Passage to India, Jonah Blank has achieved in 350 stylistically rich pages." — Los Angeles Times
"This informative and entertaining book is something to be thankful for." — The New York Times Book Review
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