Legends of Devi (Illustrated)
Sukumari Bhattacharji
Price
2495
ISBN
9788125007814
Language
English
Pages
132
Format
Hardback
Dimensions
216 x 280 mm
Year of Publishing
1995
Territorial Rights
World
Imprint
Orient BlackSwan
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Legends of Devi is a captivating narration of the various legends and folktales that surround the revered goddesses of India. The goddesses not only epitomize the forces of good fighting over evil, but also the source of wordly wellbeing. This book features symbolically rich and breathtaking illustrations by Ramananda Bandapadhyay. Line drawings on every page and sixteen colour plates enrich the book. Specially commissioned for this edition, these illustrations constitute a storehouse of information on mythological iconography.

Sukumari Bhattacharji is a Sanskrit scholar of renown. She has taught Sanskrit at the Jadavpur University, Calcutta and after retirement, has been a visiting fellow at a number, she received the Ananda Puraskar for Literature in 1988.