Overview

India is right next door to the country I was born in, Pakistan, so I suppose I know some things about India and the Indian culture. I haven't ever studied Indian history, but I've grown up watching Bollywood films, watching their dances, listening to their songs (though those I listen to are a lot more contemporary), and I speak a language very similar to that spoken in India. I'm not quite sure what all comes under "epic" literature, but I do enjoy and have read books like The Hobbit, The Hunger Games, Gone with the Wind, and Rebecca to name a few.

My travels overseas usually aim at my home country—Pakistan—but the closest I've ever gotten to India was the Wagah Border, the boundary line dividing India and Pakistan (after the partition of India) at which there is a ceremony held every day. The ceremony is a daily military practice of both countries where the flags are lowered, something that has been followed since 1959 and something that many people come to watch every day. It's quite entertaining, actually.

Seeing as my heritage is closely knit with that of India's, I had always wanted to learn about these Indian "gods/idols" and all these characters I either see in movies or hear about from friends that are Indian. From what I read in the overview for the books, all the stories seem very interesting and I'm ready to just delve into them. 

Nagada Sang Dhol: A Favorite of Mine

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Wagah Border

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