Cradle Tales of Hinduism
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| Author | Sister Nivedita |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Longmans |
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Published in English
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1907 |
| Pages | 332 pages (paperback) |
| ISBN | 81-85301-93-X |
Cradle Tales of Hinduism (1907) is a book by Sister Nivedita.[1]
Background
Nivedita travelled to India in 1898. Josephine MacLeod, a friend and devotee of Swami Vivekananda asked him how best she could help him and got the reply to "Love India". Nivedita wanted to interpret Indian culture to the Western world and so wrote this book. It is an introduction to Hindu mythology and the books stories are taken from there.[2]
Stories
Some stories include–[3]
- Story of Shiva
- Story of Krishna
- Story of Rama
- Story of great snake
- Story of Prahlada
- Story of Dhruva etc.
- Story of Sati
- Story of Nala and Damayanti
- Throne of Vikramaditya
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