Posted in Blog on Apr 22nd, 2006
Featured review of Ashok’s Ramayana series by Meenakshi Srinivasan
“Eleven days ago, I finally got my hands on the first four books of The Ramayana by Ashok Banker. I started to read the Prince of Ayodhya and had to stay uptil 2am finishing it, earning the ire of all members of the family. Then I had […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 22nd, 2006
Featured review by Kevin Mendonsa, Mumbai
“Hi Ashok,
I am a strict Catholic, but got hold of your book ‘The Prince Of Ayodhya’.
I picked it up and put it down many times as i felt guilty of not having read the Bible thoroughly, so why read the Ramayan.
One day I did pick it up and man!!! it […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 22nd, 2006
Dear Mr. Banker,
I found your 1st novel of the Ramayana in London just as I was about to
leave for India. I thought that it would be great reading while in India,
but the book was finished before the flight ended. While in India my husband picked up the book and enjoyed it as much as I, […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 22nd, 2006
Featured Review of Armies of Hanuman by Atharva Dandekar, Mumbai, India:
“Armies of Hanuman would be an important book. It would deal with some of the major events in the Ramayana, such as the abduction of Sita, the transition of Ratnakar into Valmiki, and of course, the introduction of a principal character- Hanuman. I was curious […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 22nd, 2006
Dear Sir. My name is Punit Gandhi. I am 20 yrs old and a voracious reader. i must say that i had never heard of you uptil jus over a month ago. I happened to be at Crossword Kemps Corner, searchin for a few Asimov novels and came across the first 3 novels in the […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 22nd, 2006
A reader who normally steers clear of series novels said…
Hello Mr. Banker.
I’ve just finished reading “Prince of Ayodhya”, and I’m already wondering how I can get hold of the next book in the series! It’s not as easily available in the USA as it is in India. I have to pay premium prices which I […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 22nd, 2006
“Rohinton Mistry. Jhumpa Lahiri. And more recently, Ashok K. Banker. The trishur (read:trident) of my indulgence. They are great painters and story tellers, their attention to detail simply riveting. If you haven’t read any of their books, you haven’t read anything yet!
It was Wesak yesterday, so we have a public holiday today. No Monday blues..aah, […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 22nd, 2006
“Dear Ashok, I have read the first three books of the Ramayana and have just purchased the 4th book. I am a 35 year old businesswoman and mother of 2 and for a long time been starved of “good reading” - quality novels with a good story are very hard to find.
I found the Prince […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 22nd, 2006
“India s orignal answer to LOTR ……a humble review attempt.
Firstly let me be honest i was a skeptic when i first heard about it. I mean come on its Ramayan we are talking about…..who does not know about it. So why should i read it again. I had already seen the Ramanand Sagars over the […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 22nd, 2006
“Dear Mr Banker, Firstly, i must congratulate you for not only completing the Ramayan series, but to have sold more than a million copies worlwide. Secondly, i want to thank you for such great writing sets my imagination run free and wild with excitement and enthusiasm. I have had the privilage of only reading the […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 22nd, 2006
“Dear Ashok, About a year ago a friend had recommended Prince of Ayodhya to me, explaining that it was a contemporary re-telling of The Ramayana(s) we all know, to be honest i wasn’t entirely sold on the idea until i learnt from the same friend that you’re currently giving a similar treatment to The Mahabharata […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 22nd, 2006
“I just finished reading the ‘Siege of Mithila’ and was very impressed with your story telling skills. i have read three versions of the Ramayana so far and am definitely most impressed with your style. I have gone ahead and ordered the whole series and can’t wait to get my hands (and eyes) on them. […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 22nd, 2006
“Hello. I just finished reading Prince of Ayodhya and have started on Siege of Mithila and i wanted to say i truly enjoyed book one and continue to do so with the second one. My friend and i are on a marathon of sorts on finishing the first three books and we were waiting for […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 22nd, 2006
“hi. i am reading armies of hanuman right now and i think your effort to retell the ramayana in ‘modern idiom’ is a brilliant one. here is my feedback though-can you please try not to describe every scene to death because i really love your descriptions and reading each single line(how do you come with […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 22nd, 2006
“Dear Ashok,
I had to write to say thank you!!! to understand why, here is some backgroung info:
Our family (me, husband and 3 kids), like to watch a game show called Jeapordy. I am sure it you must have a version of it there. Anyway, to make it more interesting we keep score and […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 22nd, 2006
“WHY YOU SHOULD READ THE AKB RAMAYANA”
“I picked up the first two volumes of the Ramayana out of curiousity. Every Indian has, of course, heard of the Ramayana. But this was something new. The so-called ‘real’(read or heard) Ramayanas are interesting, but somehow fail to drag you into India’s epic age. The characters and the […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 22nd, 2006
Dear Atharva, thank you for articulating it so well. You’re right, every Ramayana written before is an interpretation, not the last word. Even Valmiki and Tulsidas said so themselves. Thank you for appreciating my interpretation. If it helps you to understand, then you should know that I was driven to write it by powerful feelings […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 22nd, 2006
“A fan across the seas! I was recommended the first book of the Ramayana series by a friend of mine, and I must admit I was somewhat skeptical to begin with, and a little wary. But I was also intrigued, since my friend has issues with religion in general, and HE was recommending it…I now […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 22nd, 2006
“Dear SIR, I want to thank you heartly for removing your such a precious time for reading my letter and ansering it. After reading your letter my thoughts for you and your books have changed completely, the very moment i came to know that your books have been read by more than millions of people […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 22nd, 2006
“Dear Mr. Banker, I have read the first 2 books of the Ramayana, and was pleased to the core… my knowledge on the ramayana is from my childhood days from books, comics (Amar Chitra Katha) and the like… and there was this particular book which showed Ravana (born a Brahmin) to be the good hearted […]
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