Arrow of the Blue-Skinned God: Retracing the Ramayana Through India

The three-thousand-year-old epicRamayanachronicles Lord Rama's physical voyage from one end of the Indian subcontinent to the other and his spiritual voyage from Man to God. InArrow of the Blue-Skinned God, anthropologist and journalist Jonah Blank gives a new perspective to this Hindu classic -- retelling the ancient tale while following the course of Rama's journey through present-day India and Sri Lanka. Ultimately, Blank's journey -- like that of Lord Rama -- evolves into a quest: to understand the chimerical essence of India itself, in all its overwhelming beauty and paradox.
"Quite possibly the most perceptive book that I have come across on India since the British Raj ended." -- Pranay Gupte,The Washington Post
"What Hollywood attempted on the big screen with casts of thousands inGandhiandA Passage to India, Jonah Blank has achieved in 350 stylistically rich pages." --Los Angeles Times
"This informative and entertaining book is something to be thankful for." --The New York Times Book Review