Hinduism is an open-source religion


If you are a fan of Amish Tripathi’s Immortals of Meluha and more recently, The Secret of the Nagas, which are both a part of his Shiva Trilogy, you must have definitely wondered about the absence of his last name on the book covers. “One of the core philosophies of the book for me is the concept of karma. A man or woman should be judged only by what they do and not by what their surname is, or what their parents or grandparents did,” explains the Mumbai-based author.

Amish, who was in the city recently, launching his second book, The Secret of the Nagas, at Landmark, Nungambakkam, led the life of a typical banker before his books happened. When he was watching TV with his family, they discovered something, which triggered off his idea for a book. “Indian gods are called Devas, and demons are called Asuras. But what many of us don’t know is that ancient Persians called their gods Ahuras and demons Devas, the exact opposite of what ancient Indians believed,” he explains.........Read More

 

 

Source: IBN Live


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