Encyclopaedia of Indian Mythology is a treasury of knowledge about our pristine glory, cultural heritage and moral values. Giving a new vision and a new dimension to the characters and the stories by dint of thorough study of the vast treasure of scriptures the author Sh. Shukla has made them more relevant and compatible to the present context. The word "mythology" in relation to the present encyclopaedia should be taken to imply appropriately the rich heritage of Indian antiquity. The encyclopaedia is not merely an esoteric catalogue of archival antiquity, it mirrors in its own way the oldest continuous civilization of the world. The book gives representation to such stories also which relate to various religions and the composite culture of India. The subject matter of the stories is vivid and varied which dwells on all the aspects of life. The thoughts ideologies and the values ordained in these scriptures are still relevant and eternal even after thousands of years. This is the reason that the scriptures like Vedas, Upnishadas, Puranas, Aranyaks, Ramayana, Mahabharata etc. have not lost their relevance and utility even today. The episodes of the encyclopaedia gives us a glimpse of the eternal India and it’s effulgent and indestructible identity which has survived countless onslaughts and invasions.
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