{"product_id":"lost-in-time-ghatotkacha-and-the-game-of-illusions-paperback","title":"Lost in Time: Ghatotkacha and the Game of Illusions - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I am the rakshasa Ghatotkacha, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eborn of the Lord Bhimasena and the lady Hidimba. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eI rule over hill and vale, wood and stream, protecting the spirit of the forest and all who live in it.' \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Young Chintamani Dev Gupta, on holiday in a bird camp near Lake Sattal, is transported via a wormhole to the days of the Mahabharata. Trapped in time, he meets Ghatotkacha and his mother, the demoness Hidimba. But the gentle giant, a master of illusion and mind-boggling rakshasa technology, wields his strength just as well as he knows the age-old secrets of the forest and the elemental forces. And in his enlightening company, Chintamani finds himself in the thick of the events of the most enduring Indian epic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An intense yet tender look at a rare friendship as well as the abiding puzzles of the past, this is a fascinating read.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNamita Gokhale is a writer, publisher and festival director. She is the author of eighteen works of fiction and non-fiction. Her acclaimed debut novel, \u003ci\u003eParo: Dreams of Passion\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1984, has remained a cult classic and has been issued in a double edition with its sequel \u003ci\u003ePriya\u003c\/i\u003e. Gokhale has worked extensively across genres on Indian mythology, including her retelling of the Indian epic in the \u003ci\u003ePuffin Mahabharata\u003c\/i\u003e, and her novel for young readers, \u003ci\u003eLost in Time: Ghatotkacha and the Game of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e. The edited anthologies \u003ci\u003eHimalaya and The Himalayan Arc: East of South East\u003c\/i\u003e, provide valuable resource material on the culture and politics of the region. Gokhale is also founder and co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival and of Mountain Echoes, the Bhutan Literature Festival. She is director of Yatra Books, a publishing house specializing in translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9.1 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461910249650,"sku":"9780143334187","price":17.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/eb2e511912415b76e0a3c69c88c4bb87.webp?v=1778958388","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/lost-in-time-ghatotkacha-and-the-game-of-illusions-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}