Ravan : The King of Rakshasas (English)

Reader's Reviews

1. Review: 1 Shweta Rohira
   This is quite a book I enjoyed reading every line. The author has treated “Ravan” as a personality and not a demon. He has done extensive research and narrated his tale right from his childhood. He has shared about his ideas, visions and what all transpired right in his moulding years which made him how he is. There is so much to learn about Ravan who we just think of as a villain and burn every year.

   After reading this book I learnt so much from his personality too by the end of the book there is one thing that becomes clear is that for years we all believe the stories we have been told and it’s convenient to believe it too but the author has done a fantastic job in present the real Ravan.

   I found myself speed reading as I wanted to know all about him as a person. This can be called Ravanaya and I would recommend all the mythos fans to read and know the truth about the real Ravan.

2. Review 2 ) Mili Das
   Do you like villains or indulge yourself in-hero fandom? Dark characters always have some mystic approach to me. Always feel like need to know more about our vile characters of mythology. I am always in search of this genre. I picked this book as my first book of February. I was reading a mammoth classic but took a break to read this book about the King of Lanka.
   This is a gripping and superbly articulated book about Ravana. A compelling narrative that gives a lot of insights into the rakshasa king’s demeanour. Though there’s nothing much to tell about this epic character still author delivered a well-researched, beautifully crafted book on the most glorious and most respected villain of Indian classical literature.

   I think Ravana is the most decorated villain among all characters in the Indian epic. He was a demon and on the other side, he was a scholar, author, great musician, and the wisest and most widely educated person that anyone would ever know. He was the greatest devotee of all time. It is heard that he has written many books in various streams including Ayurveda. He had reached the pinnacle of his life.
   What I liked in this book is his character had a different kind of exuberance before being the king of Rakshasa which was perfectly inscribed in this book and it deeply moved me. The author gave his character more flesh and blood in this book.
   In this book, with the touch of the author’s pen, Ravana became alive, the feeling whilst reading touched me. The narrative of this book is from the Point of view of the Ravana himself. It started with his childhood and ended as well with his life.

   The author has given deeply focused on a part of Ravana’s life, his adolescence years, and his childhood which was never been in limelight.

3. Review: A Review by @karmaleavesnone
   Times unknown we have been beguiled by our mythology and thus get back to Ramayan and Mahabharata now and then. The plot, the occurrences, the ideas, the power struggle, the peace and love everything has grabbed our spotlight. But when a great something is written, what truly unfolds is a character. A character-driven plot. Our mythology can be said to have robust characters to pull out the best in all human beings and lead us to our goals. But have we ever ascertained our hope on a hostile character? Did we not think villains should be reasonable to be slain in the hands of heroes? We surely did think. One such character I would like to discuss today is Ravana. And the book that coerced me to do that is Sharad Tandale’s writing Ravana: The king of Rakshasas.

   I have picked up the book just to read something mythical. Never thought the writer would astonish me in such a manner. We never took the liberation to leap into the character of Ravana. But here, with substantial research and hard work, Sharad Tandale has done an incredible job of exemplifying the new Ravana of the modern era. The plot in layers opens the story of his childhood, his psyche, and how a son of a rishi turns out to be the most powerful king of the Rakshasa clan. A complete turnover from my feeling of villain Ravan to the compiler of talent. A scholar. A mystic. A learner. A giver.

   We cannot deny the presence of some other characters that make the story captivating. Like Kumbhakarna who is different from our foresight. Samichi and Kanyakumari is also been brought out beautifully by the author.

   I can encourage you that after you read this book there will be a new Ravan in your ingenuity and understanding. Not the one we simmer and be glad to kill the demonic entity. We as readers, as human beings will see the sunshine buried under the dusk of his heart, his soul and his presence. I am recommending this book and a huge round of appreciation for the author.

4. review by ‘My book castle’
   “Ravan The King Of Rakshasas” authored by Sharad is one of the best Mythology books I have ever come across. We all know Ravan as the great king as well as a devil or monster. The author had added a blend of twists to the aspect of Ravana desiring to be God.

   The book is an interesting and captivating fictional read. It’s basically a narration of Indian mythology and rich history in a grand form.

   Readers can expect the context within to take them to the next level. The evil character Ravana possessed something more than just being a generic villain.

   Dark characters have something unique to convey especially in Indian mythology. The author must be appreciated for carrying forward deep research to create such a marvellous book. You will come across why and how is Ravana the greatest villain yet respected vitally.

   Ravana is a villain yet a scholar and god’s devotee. He’s the most learnt villain that ever existed. Highly recommended for mythological stories lovers.