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Storyteller, Mythologist, Decoder of Hindu Scriptures and Bestselling Author
AALEKH Woman Achiever (2024)
Sunita Pant Bansal’s forte is demystifying Hindu scriptures to show their relevance and application in today’s times. She explores and reinterprets the timelessness of characters from the epics and foundational texts in her stories, seamlessly blending mythology and history with real life.
New Release
The Illusion of Illusions:
The Story of Yashodara, Buddha's Wife
(2025) Rupa Publications
The Illusion of Illusions unveils the untold story of Princess Yashodara, wife of Prince Siddharth of Kapilvastu, known to the world as the Buddha. Yashodara is a passionate, resilient, and fiercely independent woman who endures a forty-nine-year struggle for her own identity with quiet dignity, inadvertently transforming into the Buddha herself.
When Siddharth abandons her and their newborn to seek answers for humanity’s age-old questions, he believes his quest is for the greater good. But what of Yashodara and their son? Over the next six years, Siddharth becomes the Buddha, but Yashodara faces her own trials. Did the Buddha’s duty to the world outweigh his duty to his family?
Narrated by Yashodara, this is the story of her silent courage. As a single mother, she exemplifies strength and becomes a role model for her son, displaying remarkable fortitude through life’s heart-wrenching moments.
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New Release
Gita for Young Minds
(2025) Rupa Publications
Gita for Young Minds is a simplified version of Bhagvadgita specifically designed to be accessible and relatable to children and young adults. Each chapter starts with its gist and a selection of important shlokas, followed by an extremely relatable story-like explanation. The chapter ends with a popular fable illustrating the essence of what Krishna is telling Arjun.
The purpose of the book is to introduce the timeless practical wisdom of Gita at the very foundational level of a person. As a strong foundation is crucial to any building’s life, so is the case with our lives.
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New Release
Ten Classic Indian Stories
(2025) Unicorn Books
Discover the Timeless Tales of India. Step into a world of rich storytelling with Classic Indian Stories, a curated collection of ten timeless tales from the heart of India. Retold in English, by Sunita Pant Bansal, these stories span regions, cultures, and emotions, bringing the works of celebrated authors like Rabindranath Tagore, Premchand, and Bankim Chandra Chatterjee to life for modern readers.
From the whimsical charm of The Lucky Brahmin to the poignant depth of Kabuliwala, each story offers a glimpse into the diverse cultural tapestry of India. Explore tales of laughter, love, friendship, and resilience – each hiding a life lesson waiting to be uncovered.
Whether it’s a husband-wife quarrel over a turnip, the enduring bond between friends, or the struggles of the marginalised, these stories transcend time, carrying echoes of India’s social fabric and timeless values.
A treasure trove of wisdom, humour, and heart, Classic Indian Stories is more than a book – it’s a celebration of India’s storytelling legacy. Perfect for young and curious readers, this collection is your gateway to the soul of Indian literature.
Read, reflect, and rediscover the classics
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2024
A Comprehensive Guide
to Indian Scriptures
(2024) Readomania Publishing
A Comprehensive Guide to Indian Scriptures offers an accessible and comprehensive overview of the vast world of Hindu sacred texts. From the ancient Vedas and Upanishads to the Puranas, epics, and Smriti literature, this guide navigates the development of Hinduism’s scriptural heritage. Written by Sunita Pant Bansal, a seasoned author with over three decades of experience in Hindu mythology, this guidebook answers fundamental questions: How many Hindu scriptures are there? Which is the oldest? How are they organised? This book presents the scriptures as they are, without commentary or interpretation, allowing readers to form their own understanding. With its clear and systematic approach, this guide is perfect for anyone looking to explore the foundational texts of Hinduism, regardless of their background or faith.
Whether you’re new to these traditions or revisiting them, A Comprehensive Guide to Indian Scriptures is your essential companion in discovering this rich, diverse, and dynamic spiritual tradition.
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2024
Book of Boons and Curses
in Hindu Mythology
(2024) Scholastic India
Wishes come true, but every word has a price!
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Step into the magical world of Hindu mythology, where powerful boons grant amazing gifts, and tricky curses can twist the fates of gods, demons, and humans.
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From clever mortals to mighty deities, each story is a thrilling adventure full of challenges and moral lessons. In this book, find out if anyone has enough wisdom to handle a great gift or break free from a dangerous curse!
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2024
Birsa Munda
Tribal Revolutionary
(2024) Konark Books
Birsa Munda is among the greatest revolutionaries and icons who have dedicated their lives to protect Bharat Mata from invaders and oppressors. In a life span of merely 25 years from 1875-1900, Birsa Munda left an indelible mark twice over: first in 1894-95 when he emerged as a reformer and spiritual guru of tribals and then in 1899-1900 when he led an unthinkable revolution that shook the tentacles of the British empire in the present day areas of Jharkhand, with its sheer might.
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Lucidly written, Tribal Revolutionary BIRSA MUNDA’s biography is complemented by evocative sketches illustrating the high points of his life. Meant for younger generation, the book aims to encourage them to draw inspiration from some of our real heroes whose stories have remained untold for long.
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2024
My First Stories of Saint Kabir
His Life and Lessons
(2024) Shree Book Centre
How did Kabir make Ram Das meet God? How did Kabir correct his guru’s mistake? Why did Kabir cry on seeing a woman grinding wheat? Why did Sikandar Lodi want to kill Kabir?
My First Stories of Saint Kabir answers these intriguing questions and more, while narrating some interesting incidents from Saint Kabir’s life. Written in simple language and accompanied by colourful illustrations, the twelve stories show how Kabir’s philosophy was simple and practical for all. The stories showcase Kabir’s life and times. Each story ends with one of his popular couplets encapsulating the lesson hidden within that story. The couplets are translated for easy understanding and a glossary in the end helps to build vocabulary. This book is a treasure—a must-read for every child in contemporary India.
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2023
UG Krishnamurti
Unplugged
On Certainty, Love, Society and Truth
(2023) Motilal Banarsidass International
UG Krishnamurti was like a vast ocean towards which many rivers flow. All his friends flow river-like through life’s ups and downs, in rage at times, flooding with emotions at others, meandering here and there, but heading ultimately towards the vast all-encompassing welcoming ocean. Those who merged with him are at peace – they may claim otherwise – ‘devastated… shattered’ are the words they prefer to use, but if they look within themselves, they would find rock-like stability in the understanding that there is nothing to understand. Then, like sand they would flow, along with the flow of the ocean.
This book is a collection of UG’s words…
undiluted, uninterrupted…culled out from his various talks and conversations.
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2023
Puranas
The Origin of Gods
and Goddesses
(2023) Shree Book Centre
The Puranas are the simplification of the Vedas and Upanishads, the main Hindu scriptures. Their entire knowledge has been transformed into stories for the ease of understanding. Sunita Pant Bansal introduces the 18 Puranas, giving the stories of their birth, the theme each one is based on, and some interesting stories from within the Puranas, like: Did you know that there were actually 22 incarnations of Vishnu? Or that all the jewels in the world were created from a demon’s body? Read on to discover more such fascinating stories written in a simple lively style complemented by equally evocative illustrations.
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2022
The Return of
Vikram and Betaal
(2022) Readomania Publishing
Justice Vikram is at the peak of his career, riding high on his success as though there is no tomorrow – a fact that comes true in his case. He is paid a visit by Doot, the angel of death. Vikram’s time on earth is over, but Doot offers him a deal. Vikram has to solve some complicated cases. If Doot approves his verdict, Vikram gets a fresh lease of life… till Doot gives him another tough case. The deal is, if Vikram is unable to reach the right verdict, he has to leave with Doot. Sounds familiar?
Here comes the twist. The cases are based on actual criminal cases with unusual, dramatic and often unpredictable verdicts…solving which, Vikram revisits his relationships and unravels the knots that have bound him to life.
What would be his final verdict on himself?
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2022
Everyday Gita
(2022) Rupa Publications
Bhagavadgita is the Universal Truth. It gives us knowledge of the Self and answers two important questions: Who am I? How can I lead a happy and peaceful life? On the first day of the war of Mahabharat, Arjun faced a dilemma. He had to make a choice between fighting the war and killing his teachers, friends and relatives, or running away from the battlefield for the sake of avoiding violence and preserving peace. Krishna, Arjun’s charioteer, gave him a lecture of seven hundred verses of practical wisdom, known as Bhagavadgita. At the end of which, a confident and decisive Arjun went on to fight, and ultimately won the war.
Arjun’s dilemma was, in reality, the universal dilemma that everyone faces in life while performing their duties. At the core of every dilemma stand the mind and intellect facing each other. The impulsive tendencies of the mind and the self-disciplined thoughts of the intellect fight a battle every day. Sunita Pant Bansal has condensed the practical wisdom of Krishna’s Bhagavadgita to fit into the 365 days of a calendar, simplifying them and explaining their essence in today’s context. Everyday Gita shows how to conquer our dilemmas and lead a happy, peaceful and successful life.
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2020
KRISHNA:
The Management Guru
(2020) Rupa Publications
The twenty shades of management discussed in KRISHNA The Management Guru include leadership, strategy, team building, communication, work-life balance, stability, decision making, justifiable means, non-justifiable means, personal growth, vision statement, work etiquette, time management, greed, loyalty and so on. Culling out anecdotes from Krishna’s life, including his stint in the great war of Mahabharat, Sunita Pant Bansal has effectively showcased Krishna as the most effective CEO on earth.
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