Idle musings

    This blog post is about a book called "The Curse of Surya" by Dev Prasad available at http://www.flipkart.com/curse-surya-english/p/itme6whmybqh3zzs .     I started reading "The Curse of Surya" and found myself drawn into the legends shown in the book. Before visiting Gujarat last year (my blog on the trip is available at http://fewidlethoughts.blogspot.in/2014/11/gujarat-and-faith_23.html ), the author Dev Prasad's first book gave me many useful tips about places around Dwarka and Somnath. These mythological nuggets are also present in "The Curse of Surya". In fact, his first book: "Krishna, A journey through the lands and legends of Krishna", available at http://www.amazon.com/Krishna-journey-through-Lands-Legends/dp/8184951701 describes many places associated with Lord Krishna's life and also narrates legends associated with Lord Krishna and those places. I consider myself reasonably familiar with the stories associated wi