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Book Review- Winds of Hastinapur

“Don’t judge a book by its cover”. This book has a brilliant cover design. But then, the writing has simply made the cover seem over-rated. It’s refreshingly different in many ways. It’s a unique narration of the Mahabharat-One of the most debated works of Indian mythology. A tinge of retrospective thinking and a vivid role description makes this book stand out from the rest in the book stand. Sharath Kommaraju manages to tickle the right brain of the readers by giving multiple shades to characters like Ganga. Instances, like the rise of Satyavati have been dealt with, innovatively. The readers are bound to ponder over several key points of the story line.   While some parts of the book may seem strange, considering that Mahabharat has several interpretations varying with regions, religions and even castes in India the book surely does not disappoint when it comes to presenting the ‘alter ego’ of the women folk. It may be wrong to compare two different literary works of an aut