I started reading this heavy book with little hesitancy as it was written by a debut writer. However, once I started the book, it didn't look like a book written by a new author. It is very fascinating book with good narration and correct usage of words. Mythology might not interest the current generation; however, the way this story was presented would definitely attract people of all generations.

In the past a lot of people have attempted to write stories on Ravana, the villain of Ramayana...

It is good to have view based on written epic but to have an alternate view and depict in form where people can relate is amazing. Great job Anand.

Everybody likes to listen to winner but who like to listen to losing side? Penning other side view is tough, but it has been done beautifully. All plots are not based on what we have read in Ramayana already. Many of them are writers own creation but they are all interesting and fun to read!

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The author simply forgot about the symbolic values of Mythology and Epics. Mythologies and Epics don't express the truth directly.
But this book is still a good read, the author's narrative skill is excellent, one should see all sides in order to find truth.
What Ramayana says?
A man lost his peace of mind in the forest of confusion, realizes that its the multi headed mind that is the cause of all his miseries, by controlling his mind, using physical strength and by reaching its very source,...

good book!

First of all, i would like to confess that, though am an avid follower of the almighty but while reading the book and its logical interpretation of our culture i was considering turning myself an atheist :)

Mr. Neelakantan has done a great work in his first attempt.

I liked the flow of the book, no recession on the flow of the book. Never a boring moment.

Bhadra(an Asura) is a very typical common man who witnesses both Ravana and Rama's culture. The differences between the two great kings...

a great work by anand neelakantan ....initially i thought the book would boast about ravana ...how mighty he was and all ...........but the author has brilliantly narrated the story of ramayana from the point of view of ravana and an asura soldier .... truly a must read

this book is not about some tales jotted from singing bards,...
this is a true perspective, of how a battle is fought between 2 and only the conqueror seems to tell the stories...
Asura is definitely something you must read just to find out what the other side seems to offer.
But surely its again no Whining of the loser...neither a repentance call...
but a pure Journey of the greatest Villains of all time ... his reputation precedes him upto dat magnitude dat mankind wishes to eliminate him e...

A brilliant narrative, especially because it shows both the good and the bad side of the protagonists, Ravana and Bhadra. Unlike the Ramayana which we have read since our childhood, the hero here is not someone who can be worshipped, but someone who you can relate with (even sympathise with). The chapters in the beginning might seem a little boring, especially as they do not belong to the Ramayana, but I would definitely urge the reader to stay with the author and let the drama unfold. The on...

Good read...a rather different view of Ravana.. narration is linked quite well with Bhadra.. instigates radical thinking of a lesser cherished hero.. a hero in his own way.
It is writted on parallel lines with the Ramayana.
Personally I liked the first few paragraphs when Ravana was laying in the battlefield. It began with a very different feel altogether.
It is a different battle...