SHEKHAR KAPUR'S DEVI, Issue 12


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Created by acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, Four Feathers, Bandit Queen). NEW STORYLINE - She is Tara Mehta, the current avatar of the DEVI, a celestial warrior who hosts the essence of an entire pantheon. Forever torn between the divine and the human in her, she has found some semblance of peace in devoting herself and her abilities towards making a better world. But all that is about to change. As ancient spectres of armageddon awaken from their slumber, the countdown begins for the final cataclysm. In these turbulent times when alliances are tested, enmities are set aside Tara faces the biggest challenge of her life, as she comes face to face with her most formidable opponent... herself.




DEVI Issue 12


Book Description

Created by acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, Four Feathers, Bandit Queen). NEW STORYLINE - She is Tara Mehta, the current avatar of the DEVI, a celestial warrior who hosts the essence of an entire pantheon. Forever torn between the divine and the human in her, she has found some semblance of peace in devoting herself and her abilities towards making a better world. But all that is about to change. As ancient spectres of armageddon awaken from their slumber, the countdown begins for the final cataclysm. In these turbulent times when alliances are tested, enmities are set aside Tara faces the biggest challenge of her life, as she comes face to face with her most formidable opponent ...... herself.




SHEKHAR KAPUR'S DEVI, Issue 17


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Created by acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, Four Feathers, Bandit Queen). Tara Mehta, the young woman from Sitapur who was chosen by the gods to host the essence of Devi, celestial warrior supreme, has fought renegade gods, apsara assassins, ruthless crime lords and even the darkness lurking inside her own soul. With the help of a fallen priest, a burnt-out cop and a smart aleck journalist, she has somehow managed not only to survive, but to harness her divine abilities to become the protector of Sitapur. But everything's about to change. When a mysterious vigilante starts killing criminals in Sitapur, Devi finds herself blamed for the murders. As she tries to piece together the identity of the vigilante, Tara uncovers a secret that goes all the way back to her own childhood. The journey of the girl who became a goddess takes a new twist, as she comes face to face with something that will change her life forever.




Shekhar Kapur's Devi


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Part human and part goddess, Devi must learn to wield her goddess powers so that she can save the world from Lord Bala's evil grip, as Lord Bala tries to obtain the Source--an ancient vessel of unimaginable power. Original.




SHEKHAR KAPUR'S DEVI - VOL. 2


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Between the Divine and the Diabolical, there is Devi. The power of the Goddess is unrivalled. Forged by the strength of the Gods, Devi retains a force meant to bring balance among Gods and men. But the current Devi incarnate is different. Her female host, Tara Mehta is still alive and struggles to comprehend the awesome responsibility she now faces. Humanity is threatened by the fallen Lord Bala and salvation rests in the hands of a Goddess - torn in two. Devi wields the power of the Gods, as well as the virtue that makes the female entity so distinct, yet so vulnerable compassion. The Divine and the Diabolical collide in an epic battle, culminating in a night of reckoning in Devi: Samarva, the exciting sequel to the premier volume!




Devi


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Tara Mehta felt trapped in her aimless life, always suspecting she was destined for greater things. But being the avatar of the celestial warrior Devi, an entire pantheon's champion destined to fight the renegade god Bala, was a bit out of her league. Nevertheless, the Goddess and the Human in her joined forces and prevailed over Bala. Now Tara's mind must maintain its sanity as the divine and the human coexist. Will she be able to live up to her promise of being not just a champion for the gods, but also the harbinger of hope for the entirety mankind? Ancient and primal apocalyptic forces awaken from their eon-old slumber and head straight for the city of Sitapur, with only Devi standing in their way. Writer Saurav Mohapatra (India Authentic) and artist Saumin Patel join forces for Devi's deadliest test, "Karmageddon."




SHEKHAR KAPUR'S DEVI - VOL. 1


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Tara Mehta, an unsuspecting young woman in the futuristic Asian city, Sitapur, is the Devi. She has no idea that she is about to become the centerpiece of a divine battle between the Gods of Light and the demon Lord Bala. Devi is a powerhouse of a story about a young woman battling for survival in a landscape of ancient legends, duty and fate. She walks the line between tradition, destiny and free will. Where will she fall? Between the Divine and the Diabolical, there is Devi.




Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things


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This is part of a new series of guides to contemporary novels. The aim of the series is to give readers accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential novels of recent years - from ‘The Remains of the Day' to ‘White Teeth'. A team of contemporary fiction scholars from both sides of the Atlantic has been assembled to provide a thorough and readable analysis of each of the novels in question.




India's Bandit Queen


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SHEKHAR KAPUR'S DEVI - VOL. 4


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Tara Mehta was once human but when the spirit of a divine warrior fused with her, she became Devi, a living goddess sworn to protect mankind from threats both criminal and supernatural. Now the girl-turned-goddess must protect one of her own as a young woman claiming to be her long-lost sister appears, seeking refuge from a demonic cult. To make matters worse, a mysterious vigilante is on a murder spree and all the evidence points to Devi. Hunted by the law she swore to uphold and haunted by her own treacherous heart, will Tara be able to clear her name and find the truth about the woman who might be her sole surviving family member?