In the wilderness of humanity, In the forests of the mind, Who eats whom?
Who sees whom?
Aranyaka is about the great forests within us, and without. It is about food, feeding and love. Braiding the stories of three spirited rishikas—Katyayani the Large, Maitreyi the Fig and Gargi the Weaver—it explores the fears and hungers that underpin all human interactions.
‘Richly illustrated with engaging ideas, the book is at once simple, but also laden with meaning and multiple interpretations.’ – The Hindu
‘From the interstices of its elegant frames and punchy lines, a thicket of meanings and metaphors begin to cast a web, making the book essential reading for our times, when opinions are increasingly etched in black and white, and shouted out to drown dissenting voices.’– Mint
‘Aranyaka is a gorgeous book.’– Open
AMRUTA PATIL writer-painter, is India’s first female graphic novelist. She is the author of Kari and the Mahabharata-based Parva duology (Adi Parva & Sauptik). She is a Nari Shakti Puraskar awardee.
DEVDUTT PATTANAIK is the author of fifty books and over a thousand columns on mythology and its relevance to modern times. He also lectures, illustrates, and has his own television and radio shows.
In the wilderness of humanity, In the forests of the mind, Who eats whom?
Who sees whom?
Aranyaka is about the great forests within us, and without. It is about food, feeding and love. Braiding the stories of three spirited rishikas—Katyayani the Large, Maitreyi the Fig and Gargi the Weaver—it explores the fears and hungers that underpin all human interactions.
‘Richly illustrated with engaging ideas, the book is at once simple, but also laden with meaning and multiple interpretations.’ – The Hindu
‘From the interstices of its elegant frames and punchy lines, a thicket of meanings and metaphors begin to cast a web, making the book essential reading for our times, when opinions are increasingly etched in black and white, and shouted out to drown dissenting voices.’– Mint
‘Aranyaka is a gorgeous book.’– Open
AMRUTA PATIL writer-painter, is India’s first female graphic novelist. She is the author of Kari and the Mahabharata-based Parva duology (Adi Parva & Sauptik). She is a Nari Shakti Puraskar awardee.
DEVDUTT PATTANAIK is the author of fifty books and over a thousand columns on mythology and its relevance to modern times. He also lectures, illustrates, and has his own television and radio shows.
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