Shikhandi: And Other Tales They Don't Tell You.

Shikhandi: And Other Tales They Don't Tell You By Devdutt Pattanaik.

"Shikhandi: And The Other Tales They Don`t Tell You", is written by an Indian Mythologist Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik. This is a collection of stories taken from various Hindu Myth that deals with gender and fluidity. The author had used this to illustrate the fact of queerness is not a modern construct.

"Patriarchy" demands men as superior. Feminism's perspective is that women and men are equal. Queerness questions what constitutes male and female.

In recent days where homosexuality is gaining acceptance and legitimacy in major countries of the world, this book highlight that this is not a modern construct.

The book "Shikhandi: And Other Tales They Don`t Tell You", is divided into thirty-odd chapters. Each of these chapters contains a reference of our ancient text, or to the event of Queerness, escaping the wort of time. The ancient oral traditions were still prevalent. All of them are related to Hinduism.

Many Hindu readers of this book may think that this book is betelling the Hindu religion. It rather seeks to highlight and celebrate something that our ancient people adopt and even celebrate in the most natural form.

The most important chapter of the book which also gives the title to the book and the first chapter is Shikhandi, the woman who became men to satisfy her wife.

The other chapters of this book tells about Lord Mahadev, Lord Vishnu, Bhima, Narada, Arjuna, and Urvashi.

It also talks about some lesser-known characters like Rishyashringa, Pramila, Alli, Shamba, Aruna, Illa, Skanda, Chundala, and many others.

Unlike all other writings of the author Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik, "Shikhandi: And The Other Tales They Don`t Tell you" is also full of creativity and Illustration.

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   PRODUCT DETAILS:

• Paperback: 179 pages.
• Publisher: Penguin Books Limited.
• Language: English.
• ISBN-10: 9383074841.
• ISBN-13: 978-9383074846.
• Product Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 1.5 cm x 19.7 cm.