About the Book

UNKNOWN TALES FROM THE VEDAS AND THE PURANAS.
This fascinating collection puts the spotlight on lesser-known stories from the Vedas and the Puranas. They flesh out episodes featuring characters like Sati Anusuya, Yayati, Narad Muni and King Uttanapada and Queen Suneethi’s son Dhruv, mentioned in the Vishhu Purana, whom Lord Vishnu places in the sky and names Dhruv Tara, and Brihannala, Arjuna in the disguise of a eunuch. It also includes some previously unheard-of tales from the Ramayan and Mahabharat.
Written in contemporary, accessible language, these stories are meant to spark an interest in India’s rich and enduring tradition of storytelling.

About the Authors

Born on 2 September in Aligarh, Dr. Chhavi Nigam has completed her PhD in Political Science and at present she is working as an Assistant Professor in a college in Lucknow. She is actively involved in social work and has been felicitated and awarded for it. Apart from being a member in Neelesh Misra’s Mandali she has written over 500 stories, poems, short-stories, Haiku etc. Her works are regularly being broadcasted and published.

Shikha Dwivedi works as content quality lead in a multinational company. She likes reading, writing and exploring new places. Her stories and articles have been published in many magazines.

Vrishali Jain is from Kanpur and pursued journalism from IIMC. She has written many stories for radio. At present she works for ‘SBS Hindi’ in Sydney.

Anulata Raj Nair is a writer and Creative Head of Slow Content Pvt. Ltd owned by Neelesh Misra. She became part of Misra’s Storytellers ‘Mandali’ in 2014 and has written over 350 stories for various highly-rated radio shows, like Yaad Sheher and Yaadon Ka Idiot Box, hosted by him. She leads the Mandali now and is a mentor to many upcoming writers. She has produced shows like Yaadon Ka Idiot Box on 92.7 Big FM, and Yoddha, Bhootkaal and Qisse Lockdown for Audible. She has also written stories like Qisson Ka Kona, Kahani Express and Time Machine for a well know platform called Jio Sawan. Her published works include a collection of poems, Ishq Tumhein Ho Jayega and two books for children, Chakori Nani and Rangbirangi Topi. Anulata is an avid book reviewer and podcaster. Her podcast of book reviews, Panne Khan appears on Slow App and Audible. Her show Kitabein is broadcast every Friday on Big FM.