"I want you to feel pain, exultation, agony, hate and joy, as you read these stories. Feel, viscerally, to the very core of your being, a common thread of humanity that runs through each of these 13 stories.
"It is about embracing many worlds. Both within and beyond, which is fractured into infinite things -- lie many other worlds waiting to be embraced. This is what the book brings forth.
Overall, by all indicators, non-military and military, China's not-so-peaceful rise and its defiance of established international norms must propel all other countries to synergise their resources to contain and manage China's ever growing global ambitions."
Writer-illustrator-cartoonist Anupam Arunachalam's "Young Pandavas 3: The Royal Tournament" (Hachette) is a thrilling follow-up to the adventures of the heroes of the Mahabharata, the greatest Indian story of all time.
As Kapadia puts it in one of his "Samosa Gyans": I might not be a billionaire, but I know I've achieved enough to inspire you to get off your seat.
"Devdutt is a master storyteller, who has an unparalleled talent for writing about big subjects intimately. We are indeed very proud to publish this book."
Channeling his creativity into writing and using his remarkable skill for storytelling, in May 2020 he wrote a moving reflection for The Atlantic on missing the thrill of live music during the Covid era that went viral.
