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| name = Gods, Demons and Others<br />
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| image = File:GodsDemonsAndOthers.jpg<br />
| caption = second edition (US)<br />
| author = [[R. K. Narayan]]<br />
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| country = India<br />
| language = English<br />
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| publisher = [[Viking Press]] (US)<br>[[Heinemann (publisher)|Heinemann]] (UK)<br />
| release_date = 1964<br />
| media_type = Print<br />
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| oclc = 16080878<br />
| preceded_by = [[A Tiger for Malgudi]]<br />
| followed_by = [[The Ramayana (R. K. Narayan)|The Ramayana]]<br />
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'''''Gods, Demons and Others''''' is a collection of short stories by [[R. K. Narayan]] adapted from Indian history and mythology, including epics like ''[[The Ramayana]]'' and ''[[Mahābhārata]]''.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/15/books/india-of-the-imagination.html ''New York Times'', India of the Imagination, Julian Moynahan, July 15, 1990]</ref> In this book, Narayan provides both vitality and an original viewpoint to ancient legends.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/31/books/new-noteworthy-paperbacks-267493.html ''New York Times'', New & Noteworthy Paperbacks, Laurel Graber, October 13, 1993]</ref><br />
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==Introduction==<br />
"Gods, Demons and Others'' is a collection of ancient tales from India's complex history and mythology presented in their traditional setting, albeit with Narayan's urbane and affectionate, satirical style, bereft of any didactic interludes. The selection of stories includes only those that center on outstanding personalities who transcend the boundaries of time and age. The book consists of 15 stories.<ref>[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0816FD355F147A93CAA9178AD95F408685F9 New York Times, It's All in the Telling; Gods, Demons and Others, Nov 8, 1964]</ref><br />
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==Book outline==<br />
;Lavana<br />
The story of [[Lavanasura|Lavana]], an [[asura]] from the [[Ramayana]].<br />
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;Chudala<br />
The story of a king trying to attain self-realisation.<br />
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;Yayati<br />
The story of [[Yayati]], an [[asura]] king.<br />
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;Devi<br />
The story of the Goddess Devi, responsible for all, in Hindu mythology.<br />
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;Viswamitra<br />
Story of [[Vishvamitra|Viswamitra]], one of the most revered [[rishi]]s of ancient [[India]], who attains enormous power but stays unsatisfied until he realizes that the power should not be used for self-gratification.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121026061030/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-956298.html Washington Post, New in Paperback, July 18, 1993]</ref><br />
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;Manmata<br />
Story of [[Kamadeva|Manmata]], the god of love<br />
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;Ravana<br />
Story of the [[asura]] king [[Ravana]], Rama's nemesis in the [[Ramayana]].<br />
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;Valmiki<br />
Story of [[Valmiki|Adi Kavi Valmiki]], the author of the [[Ramayana]] who is said to have discovered the first [[śloka]] that set the base for [[Sanskrit]] poetry.<br />
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;Draupadi<br />
Story of [[Draupadi]], the wife of the [[Pandavas]] in the [[Mahābhārata|Mahabharatha]].<br />
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;Nala<br />
The story of how [[Nala]] a pure and righteous king is corrupted by a demon and thereby separated from his wife [[Damayanti]]. Nala subsequently overcomes all obstacles and is reunited with his kingdom and wife.<br />
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;Savitri<br />
The story of [[Savitri and Satyavan|Savitri]] from [[Markandeya|Markandeya's]] narrative within the [[Mahābhārata|Mahabharatha]].<br />
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;The Mispaired Anklet<br />
Story of [[Kannagi]] from the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] epic [[Silappathigaram]]. Kannagi is eulogized by that Tamil community for her purity and devotion to her husband.<br />
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;Shakuntala<br />
Story of [[Shakuntala]] the daughter of [[Viswamitra]] and wife of [[Dushyanta]], the founder of the [[Paurav dynasty]].<br />
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;Harishchandra<br />
Story of [[Harishchandra]], the legendary Indian king.<br />
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;Sibi<br />
Story of the [[Chola dynasty|Chola]] king, Sibi Chakravarthy, who promises refuge to a dove and then sacrifices a part of his right thigh to a hawk, in return for the safety of the dove.<br />
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==References==<br />
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