Recommendations 28.Jan.06

1) "The Man from Chinnamasta" by Indira Goswami. The winner of Gnanpith Award releases a fascinating story that explores the fine lines between myth and mystery , metaphors & memory. Set in Assam in the 1920s , in the temple of Kamakhya, the novel delves into the world of secret cults. Gosswami expresses her contempt for rituals throughout the book, writing, " I believe in a Divine Power but wholeheartedly reject rituals and regard them as a disease afflicting our society ". A pillar of Assamese literature.

2) Hillel Halkin goes on a mythical literary journey and discovers that, The Odyssey remains an enduring classic more than any other at

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