ABOUT THE BOOK:
In this volume are unearthed through myths some itihasa records, which shed
light on the facts and incidents of the hoary past, as yet shrouded in
mystery. the itihasa records through myths, such as those gathered round
the sage Agastya and those of the advent of the river Ganga, can be taken
as breathing the 'true history' from the modern day point of view. Some
itihasa records in the Mahabharata as seen through the tales of
"Metamorphosis" and the "Miscellaneous Tales" lead us to the study of
'patterns' and are a help to explain many a