Thursday, February 7, 2019

Vilas. Chronicles of Hanuman


Title: The Chronicles of Hanuman
Author: Shubha Vilas
Year: 2016

Comment: This is a wonderful collection of Hanuman stories which includes the events from Valmiki's Ramayana along with other Hanuman stories and legends beyond what you will find in Valmiki.

Kindle: You can buy your own Kindle copy from Amazon for $3.50 (checked price September 2020); more about Kindles.

Length: two weeks. I've divided the reading into six parts: Part A - Part B (one week of reading), Part C - Part D (another week), and Part D - Part E (third week). Of course you don't have to read the whole book; you could zoom in and read the parts which contain stories of special interest to you.


WEEK 1:
Reading A:
The Stolen Pie
A Divine Birth
An Attempt to Abort
When Hanuman Swallowed the Sun
A Monkey's Restlessness
An Inter-Universal Flying School
A Flying Kick
The Perfectionist Beggar
A Friend's Betrayal
A Forgotten Commitment
A Trustworthy Hero
The Lost Brother
The Making of a Superhero
Reading B:
Hanuman Can Fly!
A Punching Entry
Is This Sita?
The Dead End
Mother Sita Found
What is Your Real Size?
Havoc in the Golden City
Rain in Lanka

WEEK 2:
Reading C:
Found Sita I!
When the Impossible Becomes Possible
The Great Story
A Firefighter
The Real Diamond
The Permanent Resident
Lord Rama's Pet
A Stone-Melting Musical Tale
The Liquor Lake
The Greatest Blessing
Puzzle of the Floating Stones
Mountainous Devotion
Reading D:
The Bhasmalochana Scare
Victory with Alphabets
Silencing the Kidnapper
A Crocodile Speaks
Outwitting the Sun God
The Treasure Hunt
A Delayed Flight

WEEK 3:
Reading E:
A Motherly Anguish
The Private Diaries of Lord Rama
The Red Monkey
What a Deal!
Chained to Liberate
An Enlightening Kick
The Frozen Horse
Lord Rama's Powerless Arrows
A Quarrel with Shani
The Divine Monkey Missile
Reading F:
The Bridge of Arrows
A Power-Packed Meeting
A Hairy Tale
Monkeys on a Rampage
Hanuman Temples
Hanuman Prayers




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