Book Review 77: All Lies, Says Krishna by J. Rajasekharan Nair.





All lies, Says Krishna by J. Rajasekharan Nair is a charismatic retelling of the Indian epic, The Mahabharata. This beautiful book is an absolute favourite of mine. The way in which the story is presented is worthy of praise. I have read many books with different views and perspectives about certain characters and portions of the Mahabharata, but this is very different from the rest. This book is exceptional and extraordinarily well written.

I loved the concept on which the book is based. It is set thirty-six years after the Great War of Kurukshetra. Krishna is deprived of everything except his life. And he thus sets out on a journey back to Vrindavan, the village where he spent his childhood, the village of innocence. He returns back to get reunited with his childhood friend and lover, Radha. In her presence, Krishna peels off the layers of myth that portrayed him as an incarnation of God. And at Radha's request, he narrates the tale of the Mahabharata.
The plot is brilliantly constructed and the concept is very unique.
Read the book to know and understand the Mahabharata from a very different perspective.

The book is very well written and beautifully narrated as well. All the characters have been portrayed and described amazingly.
As I have stated previously, I love reading mythological fictions. And after reading this book, it is one of my favourites in the genre. Absolutely loved reading this beautiful book. The evocative and picturesque account of each event keeps the reader hooked to the book. All the characters, although inspired by the Mahabharata, has a realistic aspect in each one, which is added by the author. The cover of the book looks awesome too.

Overall, All lies, Says Krishna by J. Rajasekharan Nair is an amazing read. Recommending this book to all the bibliophiles who love reading mythological fictions.


About the author: J. Rajasekharan Nair is a journalist-turned-psychologist and the winner of the K.K. Birla Foundation Fellowship in Journalism (1992), for his study on the Impact of Forest Management on Tribals in Kerala. He holds a Masters degree in Communication and Journalism, University of Kerala (1987), and has served as the programme officer of House of Soviet Culture, Trivandrum (1987-91), Kerala correspondent of Magna Group of Magazines (1994-2008), and as the chairman of an NGO that worked among the sex workers, LGBT, HIV positives, and mentally ill, for eight years. He now serves as a counselor at Thrani Counselling Centre, focussing on family problems, relationship issues, and sexuality. His previous works include Spies from Space: the ISRO Frame-up (Konark, 1998), an investigative work which exposed the sensational spy scandal of 1994 as a lie planted by the CIA using moles in the IB for commercial purpose. All Lies, says Krishna is his first novel.

My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars.
Publisher: Fingerprint Publishing.
First Published: June 2019
Pages: 344
Price: ₹299/-

Buy this book from Amazon.

Thanks to the publisher, Fingerprint Publishing, for the review copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. 

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