“We know that we need religion & spirituality in order to keep our work life balanced however, we often neglect the highly precious religious teachings & spiritualism. Therefore, it is our very own duty to keep finding out ways, which shall keep us on the paths of righteousness!”
This remarkable book, “The Battle Between Rama And Hanuman” by Author Shiva Ramnath Pillutla is written with a beautiful aim of imparting valuable religious knowledge by creating spiritualism in the life of the people, who are seeking wisdom to have peace and to excel in their lives. This book changes your mindset and attitude and teaches you several lesser known facts of the life. Through this book, The Battle Between Rama And Hanuman, the Author had made sure to create a great impact on the sagacity of the readers!
Author’s Background: Author Shiva Ramnath Pillutla, is a cadet at the Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun. He is the poet of the 400 Lined poem on his school’s history, published in the book ‘BAL VIVEK: Mantra for Metamorphism’. In addition, he is also the Author of The Poetic Saga of Mahabharata, the rhymed poetic verse translation of The Bhagavad Gita. He is deeply interested in Indian Literature and History and wishes to translate all the possible Indian scriptures into English Verse. This title, ‘The Battle Between Rama And Hanuman’ is his second book.
Book’s Introduction: The book, “The Battle Between Rama And Hanuman” by Author Shiva Ramnath Pillutla comes under the category of “Religion & Spirituality!” The book portrays the importance of religious values and texts in the life of an ordinary person. In this book, the author talks about Rama, besides being the greatest ruler of Ayodhya and the greatest King to have ruled the Earth, is the best warrior to have walked the earth. His devotee, Hanuman, is the greatest devotee, whose devotion fetched him unparalleled fame across the boundaries of time. Their story, recorded in Valmiki’s Ramayana, is recounted in every household. Rama’s heroic deeds and Hanuman’s valorous antics always go hand in hand. That is what makes them so popular a duo. However, there was a time when these two friends had to pick up arms against each other!
The book makes a point that how this story slowly fades away in the yellowing pages of the voluminous histories. That is why this tale is retold here, to not forget such an extraordinary episode of history. Everyone is familiar with the great battle of Lanka, fought between Rama and Ravana. Before the war, however, when Rama was doubtful of his victory, Sage Agastya (the content of which was recorded as the Aditya Hrudayam) motivated him. This book also brings you a translation of that Bhagavad Gita of Ramayana.
Readers’ Connect: The beauty of this title, The Battle Between Rama And Hanuman is that the Author has discussed the significance of the ‘Valuable Religious Values’ in the most perfect sense with the readers, through this book. He has explained some of lesser known facts from the religious texts and imparted the readers with some great knowledge of Lord Rama and Hanuman, which is bound to teach them several facts of the life and touch their soul.
The book comprises of 3 Parts, along with the introduction of the Characters in the beginning and then moving on to the first part. After the end of the first part, the second part begins with 8 Chapters in that part. Finally, the third and the last part of the book starts, where again the readers will get 8 Chapters to read. With all the chapters in the various parts of this book, the book truly comprises of some ‘Reading Worthy Texts’ for the readers!
Book’s Verdict: Well, a book like ‘The Battle Between Rama And Hanuman’ could be described as a true spiritual guide & a saviour for all those people, who are looking out for the answers to the questions pertaining to the very existence of the human life! The title is incredibly inspiring and creating a desire among the readers to find out and understand about the values hidden in our religious texts. After reading the book, the readers will get the feeling of divinity and maturity as the stories are presented with an utmost sense of devotion. They are current, relevant and useful to present generation, which makes this book a MUST READ for sure.
Moreover, Author Shiva Ramnath Pillutla has made a very sincere effort to re-tell those valuable stories from the religious texts, which were fading away in the yellowing pages of the voluminous histories. His work in this book is indeed praise worthy and the readers must give him a chance for his honest & sincere work, which reflects in his writings!
Book Link: https://www.amazon.in/dp/9354468527/
Book: The Battle Between Rama And Hanuman
Author: Shiva Ramnath Pillutla
Publisher: Evincepub Publishing (2022)
Total Pages: 132
Reviewed By: Neel Preet
