Posted in Blog on Apr 30th, 2008
Hi all.
I’m offering signed copies of any and all of my books via courier delivery at cost price via this website.
I’ll announce details shortly.
The books will be personally signed by me, inscribed with short messages to anyone you like (even yourself!) and will be couriered anywhere in the world, at prices much less […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 25th, 2008
Posted by Sundarb on his blog Thought
After Hawkeye’s sharp reviews of Ashok Banker’s Ramayana [part 1, part 2, part 3], I was highly motivated to read the epic. The first place that struck me to find them was Amazon and I noticed that in the reviews section, Ashok himself had strongly discouraged people from buying […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 23rd, 2008
This week’s featured excerpts on The AKB Newsletter are a series of five chapters exclusive from my Mba.
They’re actually five rough drafts of five separate beginnings I wrote for the series.
I’m offering them to the subscribers of the Newsletter, and asking them to choose which one they like best, and why.
Each week, […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 22nd, 2008
Posted by Pria on her blog
Is it true that when words arrive…
From a chosen One, they cannot hide?
That when you write a story,
You are but adding glory;
To a saga that began long ago,
Long before time. Before anyone could know,
The words had arrived and waited still…
For the One to capture them with a quill.
Deeds to be […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 19th, 2008
The British Library has kindly invited me to deliver the following presentation. This is the text from their official publicity material. It’s too early for it to go up yet on their website (the event is scheduled for September) but I thought I’d share the news here with fellow Epic Indians and Ramayana readers.
This […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 18th, 2008
Posted by Harsh Nevatia on Suite101.com
On the occasion of Rama Navami I present some views on Kaikeyi, the most maligned character in the Ramayana.
Next to Ravana, Kaikeyi is presented as the most evil character in the Ramayana. She sent her stepson to exile and was responsible for her husband’s death. Since then parents have not […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 16th, 2008
This is just to let you all know that the EI Group, now in its third and permanent avatar–yes, it’s finally here to stay for good–is up and running.
And how.
Over a hundred posts in the first couple of days alone, discussions on everything from Indian itihasa, the historical validity of Ramayana, a controversial […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 16th, 2008
Posted by reader Anshul on his blog at MingleBox
Around 3 Months back while browsing through crossword,I stumbled upon a book called Prince of Ayodhya by Ashok K Banker.The book was first part of the 6 part Ramyana series by the Author.Before laying hands on that book , the only other ramayan book I had read […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 14th, 2008
Posted by Ritu Lalit on Book Blog
Demons of Chitrakut, the third in Indian author Ashok K Banker’s 6 book Ramayana series carries forward the story of Rama.Rama weds Sita, and then returns to Ayodhya. On the way he meets Parashuram, the self declared destroyers of all arrogant Kshatriyas, and vanquishes him in a duel. Meanwhile, […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 14th, 2008
:::SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:::
As a special Ram Navami present, I’m going to be sending out the first few chapters of VENGEANCE OF RAVANA, the as-yet unpublished 7th book in the Ramayana series, to the subscribers of my AKB Newsletter today.
If you haven’t subscribed to the AKB Newsletter yet, I’m afraid it’s currently closed to membership. But […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 14th, 2008
No, not my Ramayana.
(That’s happening on another front and I’m told is at the painful, dragging stage where protracted contractual negotiations and lawyering has been going on for months, and will be going on for months longer. I’ll post about that as and when I have confirmed news.)
This is the animated version of the […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 11th, 2008
Posted by Harsh Nevatia on Suite101.com
Banker has weaved drama and intrigue into the narrative of the Ramayana without harming the integrity and sanctity of the original tale.
Ashok Banker last year completed his six volume opus on the Ramayana. The work would not classify as “mythology” because Banker has shown a lot of inventiveness. I guess […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 11th, 2008
TECHNICAL GLITCHES SORTED OUT. MEMBERSHIP TO BOTH THE GROUP AND THE NEWSLETTER ARE OPEN. JOIN NOW!
UPDATE: I spoke too soon. Barely had I put up this announcement, when I found a pile of applications waiting, not to mention a number of the previous invitees who had accepted my invitations to join. At the moment, I […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 8th, 2008
The interview below was published in The Hindu, Chennai today. I’ve taken the liberty of reproducing the entire text of the interview below. Or you can read the Interview on The Hindu website here.
You can bank on him
After his six-volume saga of the Ramayana, Ashok Banker tells MINI ANTHIKAD-CHHIBBER he enjoyed revisiting the epic for […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 7th, 2008
Hi.
After the recent attack on me personally by a member of the Epic India group due to a comment made by another member (and which was directed at yet another member), I’ve decided to restart the group with one major caveat.
Since this is after all an Epic India group, I’m going to request up […]
Posted in Blog on Apr 2nd, 2008
Realized recently that it’s been a while since I last posted about Willow.
That’s partly deliberate, since I don’t want to become one of those bloggers who post about everything in their life–in fact, I make it a point to post as rarely as possible, and even more rarely about myself or my personal life. […]
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