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dallps's review
1.0
So, there are few wisdom thoughts in this book for which it is 1-star worth.
The title of this book is very misleading. When Amish meant "Decoding the Epics", I thought "the epic, epic". But, I don't know that his previous books are already added to the Indian Epics list(by himself). I found the comparison between the Mahabharatha(which is written few thousands of years ago) vs Amish's previous books throughout this book. Trust me, it will irritate you a lot.
At some point, I felt whether Amish is behind some cheap business strategy of forcing this book readers to read or re-read his previous books. I literally heard his voice in my mind "See, My book has superior thoughts than the typical epis. You have to read/re-read it"
I just completed this book for the sake of completing it. The appropriate title should be "Decoding my previous books for a meaningful life".
And He left some clue for a sequel. Most of this book decodes "Shiva Trilogy". Maybe, he is going to decode the Ramayana series in the sequel.
The title of this book is very misleading. When Amish meant "Decoding the Epics", I thought "the epic, epic". But, I don't know that his previous books are already added to the Indian Epics list(by himself). I found the comparison between the Mahabharatha(which is written few thousands of years ago) vs Amish's previous books throughout this book. Trust me, it will irritate you a lot.
At some point, I felt whether Amish is behind some cheap business strategy of forcing this book readers to read or re-read his previous books. I literally heard his voice in my mind "See, My book has superior thoughts than the typical epis. You have to read/re-read it"
I just completed this book for the sake of completing it. The appropriate title should be "Decoding my previous books for a meaningful life".
And He left some clue for a sequel. Most of this book decodes "Shiva Trilogy". Maybe, he is going to decode the Ramayana series in the sequel.
r_voruganti's review
4.0
The book is a conversation between 4 family members who make an attempt to explain the definition of Dharma, Swadharma and analyse the different aspects of Envy, Strength, Lust, Love, Humility, Respect, Loyalty, Anger, while discussing the actions and intensions of characters from hindu mythology and majorly from Amish's Meluha Universe (Also mentions Daedalus - from Greek mythology and Viktor Frankl - author of Man's Search for Meaning)
Good:
The text is not prolonged. The events are not exaggerated. The discussions are simple and straight to the point.
If you are someone like me who is trying to understand the concept of Dharma or Swadharma, this is a book for you.
Even if you are unaware of the different characters they are discussing, a brief of the stories is added for your reference.
The 'conversation style' narrative is new in Amish's writing. However it has been portrayed well.
Drawback:
The book does not deliver exactly what the title says as it talks about Swadharma more than Dharma. And the authors discuss the Meluha Universe characters much more than the original Epic Mythology of Hinduism.
Good:
The text is not prolonged. The events are not exaggerated. The discussions are simple and straight to the point.
If you are someone like me who is trying to understand the concept of Dharma or Swadharma, this is a book for you.
Even if you are unaware of the different characters they are discussing, a brief of the stories is added for your reference.
The 'conversation style' narrative is new in Amish's writing. However it has been portrayed well.
Drawback:
The book does not deliver exactly what the title says as it talks about Swadharma more than Dharma. And the authors discuss the Meluha Universe characters much more than the original Epic Mythology of Hinduism.
keetabi_keeda's review
4.0
MY SCRIPT FOR DHARMA BY MR. AMISH TRIPATHI AND MRS. BHAVNA ROY.
So first things first . in the book , Dharma : Decoding the epics for a meaningful life , the epics refer to the Ramayana and the Mahabharata of course , but also the Shiva Trilogy and the Ram Chandra series by Mr. Amish Tripathi too , so needless to say , this book contains spoilers from both these series. So if you havent read any of Mr. Tripathis books and are planning on reading them , i would suggest read those first and only then pick this book up. Now this video does not contain any spoilers , so you can feel free and give some watch time. No seriously , i desperately need more watch hours.
So coming back to the book , the book is basically a conversation between four people. Nachiket , his wife , Gargi and her parents Dharma Raj and Lopamudra. For some reason , i kept picturing Abhi & Niyu in the roles of Nachiket and Gargi while reading the book , so who knows , if one day a movie is made based on the book , perhaps they could play the roles. Comment Abhi and Niyu OP in the comments guys , so that i know youve actually bothered watching the video till here.
Anyways They discuss how these epics should impact our lives and what we should learn from them . That we should think of the characters ,not as characters but as qualities of a human being. I know , I know , this is difficult to understand , but the way the authors explain it in the book , it actually is not that hard. They discuss about Karma , Swadharma , Envy , Humility , Loyalty and several different topics that the characters in the mentioned epics , showcase.
Even if a reader hasn't read any of Mr. Amish's previous works or even in fact isn't familiar with the Ramayana AND the Mahabharata ,which is highly unlikely , the author's have provided enough context for each tale , each story they discuss , that the reader understands whats going on. By context i mean stories and tales from the Ramayana , the Mahabharata and Mr. Amish's books.
This book basically discusses several philosophical topics , in an light and fun manner , so this book is a light and easy way for readers , who mainly only read fiction , to dwelve into the non fiction side more . I personally know a lot of folks , who want to read more non fiction , but even after multiple attempts , they are unable to.
If you have read either the Shiva Trilogy or the Ram Chandra series or both and enjoyed reading them , i highly reccomend this book as the authors dive deeply within the characters and in a way , discuss why they behaved they way they behaved , and what our inner version of that character should do in life in similar situations.
Adios.
So first things first . in the book , Dharma : Decoding the epics for a meaningful life , the epics refer to the Ramayana and the Mahabharata of course , but also the Shiva Trilogy and the Ram Chandra series by Mr. Amish Tripathi too , so needless to say , this book contains spoilers from both these series. So if you havent read any of Mr. Tripathis books and are planning on reading them , i would suggest read those first and only then pick this book up. Now this video does not contain any spoilers , so you can feel free and give some watch time. No seriously , i desperately need more watch hours.
So coming back to the book , the book is basically a conversation between four people. Nachiket , his wife , Gargi and her parents Dharma Raj and Lopamudra. For some reason , i kept picturing Abhi & Niyu in the roles of Nachiket and Gargi while reading the book , so who knows , if one day a movie is made based on the book , perhaps they could play the roles. Comment Abhi and Niyu OP in the comments guys , so that i know youve actually bothered watching the video till here.
Anyways They discuss how these epics should impact our lives and what we should learn from them . That we should think of the characters ,not as characters but as qualities of a human being. I know , I know , this is difficult to understand , but the way the authors explain it in the book , it actually is not that hard. They discuss about Karma , Swadharma , Envy , Humility , Loyalty and several different topics that the characters in the mentioned epics , showcase.
Even if a reader hasn't read any of Mr. Amish's previous works or even in fact isn't familiar with the Ramayana AND the Mahabharata ,which is highly unlikely , the author's have provided enough context for each tale , each story they discuss , that the reader understands whats going on. By context i mean stories and tales from the Ramayana , the Mahabharata and Mr. Amish's books.
This book basically discusses several philosophical topics , in an light and fun manner , so this book is a light and easy way for readers , who mainly only read fiction , to dwelve into the non fiction side more . I personally know a lot of folks , who want to read more non fiction , but even after multiple attempts , they are unable to.
If you have read either the Shiva Trilogy or the Ram Chandra series or both and enjoyed reading them , i highly reccomend this book as the authors dive deeply within the characters and in a way , discuss why they behaved they way they behaved , and what our inner version of that character should do in life in similar situations.
Adios.