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|| Olympus || Book Review ||

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|| Book Review || Olympus by Devdutt Pattanaik When it comes to Indian readers and mythology, people are crazy over either Devdutt Pattanaik's illustrated books or Amish Tripathi's Shiva trilogy. I never read any of these two author's work so I couldn't share my opinions on them until recently I picked up Devdutt Pattnaik's Olympus. I'm also planning to read his take on Mahabharta in 'Jaya', which was suggested to me by many.  For today, I will be talking about just the Olympus. What the book is about? The book takes its name from Mount Olympus, the home of Greek gods. Greek Mythology is as rich and varied as the Indian mythology. Both, the Indians as well as Ancient Greeks wrote some of the most bizarre, absurd and twisted tales throughout history. Both of them share a lot of common ideas while staying culturally different and distinct. In this book, Devdutt Pattanaik is trying to emphasize the connections or ideas shared by bo