Padmavat: An Epic Love Story
Devdutt Pattanaik, Purushottam Agrawal . Rupa Publications India . English
More than five hundred years after the Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi wrote his epic poem Padmavat, the story of Padmavati, princess of Simhal and herover and husband, Ratansen, the king of Chittor, continues to capture the imagination of readers everywhere. In Padmavat, we meet Padmavati�s friend, philosopher and guide�Hiraman�a parrot, as well as Nagmati�Ratansen�s first wife and the brave Rajput warriors, Gora and Badal. This tale of two women and their husband who are tormented by Alauddin Khalji is ayrical retelling of the story of Rajasthani bards, using idioms and metaphors from both the world of Islam and the Hindu Puranas. With Purushottam Agrawal�s deeply insightful commentary and Devdutt Pattanaik�s incredible illustrations, Jayasi�s epicove story is brought toifeike never before and finally seen and appreciated for what it is a remarkable ode toove, beauty and truth.
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About the Author
Purushottam Agrawal is a New Delhi based writer and literary historian. He works on Bhakti, spirituality without religion and India�s organic early modernity which, he argues, was halted in its tracks by colonization. His work draws upon sources in Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Urdu, Braj and Awadhi.His book on Kabir, Akath Kahani Prem Ki: Kabir ki Kavita aur Unka Samay (2009) is considered a contemporary classic and won the first Rajkamal Kriti Samman.He is a well-known public intellectual, lending his voice to newspaper and television debates. He is a contributing editor at The Quint.Devdutt Pattanaik writes and lectures on the relevance of mythology in modern times. He has written over 700 articles in newspapers and thirty books, which include the bestselling Business Sutra: A Very Indian Approach to Management and My Gita. His shows on television include Business Sutra and Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik. He lives in Mumbai.
