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How would the Puranic gods interact with humans in the modern age? The stories in this collection imagine it. They re-mythologize our world, infusing it with divinity. These new myths are educational, as well as thought-provoking. The stories weave in many verses from the Vedas, Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the Puranas, and other wisdom texts. They also have a deeper message. They show that gods are helpers in man’s evolutionary journey. When humans become instruments of higher powers, an individual’s life takes on a new meaning in the grand scheme of things.

Compassion Squad is the story of a group of adventurous people who go around the world solving problems using compassionate methods. The problems are the contemporary ones that affect societies, civilizations, and the ecosphere. In the first part of the audiobook, a capable young lady is visited by Milarepa, who teaches her supernatural martial arts. She solves many world issues with the help of like-minded allies. In the next part of the story, her student, a school teacher, carries forward her vision of creating a better world. He is aided by a team of commandos.

The Soma People is the story of a Western man’s adventure in Mystic India. Paul, owner of an American pharmaceutical company, is forced to make a journey to India to find a man who once supplied herbal medicines to his company. The search for the soma drug leads him to a group of spiritual adepts. He sees supernatural powers in action, such as the ability to read people's minds, to plant thoughts in them, to create a protective shield. Paul is given firsthand experiences of these and also rational explanations. He begins his own inner journey. 

Antariksha is the mid-region, the bridge between Earth and Heaven. It is also the inner space, the turning of the sight within. The beings of the mid-world are the demi-gods, the fairies, dwarves, the tree, and animal spirits that animate nature. Humans have lost sight of the inner and higher subtle worlds. They call these natural beings "supernatural" creatures. They have stopped listening to the words of these beings, and so, miss out on a lot of wisdom. 

The Soul of India is a historical fiction on post-colonial India. It explores ways in which the Indian subcontinent can repair its geo-political fragmentation - which is primarily a result of the political construct of Hindu-Muslim conflict. When India won independence from her colonial ruler, she won it only partially. She was partitioned in two, on religious grounds. And later one of her parts was partitioned, on the basis of language. This is the story of the political and geographical entities we know as India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

There is enough in this world to be enchanted with, whether we are children spontaneously wonderstruck, or adults with a romantic bent of nature or otherwise. Believing that everything in this world, visible and invisible, animate and inanimate, has feelings and intelligence can be transformative. The stories in this collection lead us through an enchanted path into a new world. They help us reconnect with nature and the many beings who share the planet with us; not just birds, insects, and animals, but fairies, gnomes, and tree spirits.

These are a collection of short stories inspired by the love of Krishna. They are imagined by the author and not found in any Puranas. Some characters are from Krishna's life, some are imagined characters who are influenced by Krishna. Some of the stories are set in our age, where Krishna still plays a crucial role in people's lives.