{"product_id":"indra-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-hero-9789355205407","title":"Indra The Rise And Fall Of A Hero","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Utkarsh Patel\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Rupa Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Rupa Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere was something unusual in the air. There was no sound, no breeze and time seemed to have stopped as the world waited with bated breath. The eerie silence was unnerving and unsettling. What was this anticipation for? What was the world waiting for?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIn the stillness of the infinite silence, a mother was waiting in anticipation to give the world its elements. Indra was about to be born.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Indra, most popularly known for his power over the rains, has been considered to be a cosmic, dragon-killing hero and a warrior god. So, what makes this warrior hero fall from grace? What makes him insecure, powerless and given to lust and merriment in the post-Vedic era? \u003ci\u003eIndra-the Rise and Fall of a Hero\u003c\/i\u003e is an attempt to look closely at an erstwhile 'human-hero', much maligned in the later period due to the wheel of time, which doesn't even spare the gods.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rupa Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45675049418903,"sku":"9789355205407","price":257.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789355205407.webp?v=1769295431","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/indra-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-hero-9789355205407","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}