Gita Bharath

Devas Gita Bharath

By all accounts, the Devas were extraordinary beings, with superhuman strength, both physical and intellectual. The origins of the stories about them have been lost, but the spirit they inspired lives on in many forms. From South Asia to the Far East, China, Japan, versions of these stories have been told in drama and dance, music, narratives, and verse. This book is a recreation of these ancient tales using some modern idioms. There are also descriptions of temples and great thinkers of yore, whose wisdom has persisted and is even more relevant today. In our ancient culture, there was very little demarcation between intellectual disciplines. Astronomy segued into astrology, math into architecture, and so on. The teachers of ancient India were polymaths and totally dedicated to educating the young in physical as well as mental pursuits. Mindfulness and living sustainably were not just catchwords, which leads us to wonder whether we're evolving or devolving.