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# Arrow of the Blue-Skinned God: Retracing the Ramayana Through India

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Review: ARROW OF THE BLUE SKINNED GOD. - THIS BOOK IS PART HISTORY AND PART TRAVELOGUE IN WHICH THE ANCIENT MIXES WITH THE PRESENT BY RETRACING THE STEPS OF RAMA THROUGH INDIA AND SRI LANKA, IT IS A VERY FASCINATING BOOK ABOUT THE CULTURES AND TRADITIONS OF SOUTH ASIA.
Review: It takes you to India of 80-90s, thru Ramayan trails. Very interesting! - This is an excellent writing of Ramayan and the period of 90s. I was a school going kid in 80-90s and vividly remember most of the events Jonah covered in this book. At a time it felt like the author was taking me back to my childhood. Some of the interpretation of the events I don’t agree with him but I can confidently say this was very honest effort to know/explain India and Ramayan from grassroots. It is not possible without toiling thru inconveniences in India. It is not a small feat and I salute the author for it. I found chapter on Race most interesting. Highly recommended.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,578,441 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #232 in General India Travel Guides #617 in General Asia Travel Books #2,565 in Travel Writing Reference |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (44) |
| Dimensions  | 5.4 x 1 x 8.2 inches |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| ISBN-10  | 0802137334 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0802137333 |
| Item Weight  | 15.5 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 368 pages |
| Publication date  | October 26, 2000 |
| Publisher  | Grove Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ARROW OF THE BLUE SKINNED GOD.
*by A***O on December 18, 2025*

THIS BOOK IS PART HISTORY AND PART TRAVELOGUE IN WHICH THE ANCIENT MIXES WITH THE PRESENT BY RETRACING THE STEPS OF RAMA THROUGH INDIA AND SRI LANKA, IT IS A VERY FASCINATING BOOK ABOUT THE CULTURES AND TRADITIONS OF SOUTH ASIA.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It takes you to India of 80-90s, thru Ramayan trails. Very interesting!
*by P***B on October 24, 2017*

This is an excellent writing of Ramayan and the period of 90s. I was a school going kid in 80-90s and vividly remember most of the events Jonah covered in this book. At a time it felt like the author was taking me back to my childhood. Some of the interpretation of the events I don’t agree with him but I can confidently say this was very honest effort to know/explain India and Ramayan from grassroots. It is not possible without toiling thru inconveniences in India. It is not a small feat and I salute the author for it. I found chapter on Race most interesting. Highly recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A bit dated
*by K***N on April 18, 2020*

This book was one of about a dozen that I bought when Coliseum Books had a going-out-of-business sale in late 2001. ARROW OF THE BLUE SKINNED GOD had been recommended to me by a friend who knew I was thinking about a trip to India. Yes, I saved some money, but I was not able to get around to reading it until nearly 20 years later. I’m afraid that by this time the book is a bit dated. India has been through some amazing changes in the 21st Century, most notably a booming economy, a growing middle class, and what appears to be an artistic renaissance. But this book is not really a travel guide as much as a narrative of the author’s travels (during a period when he was working in India) to sites where scenes in THE RAMAYANA allegedly took place. I had just read THE RAMAYANA, so it was fresh in my mind and I very much appreciated the author’s insights into the work. What annoyed me was that the author seemed constantly to have felt that he had to insert his political views into everything. I personally have very little interest in politics and generally try to avoid the subject. But I suppose in this case it can’t be helped. That is probably just the way his sensibilities work. He does, after all, work for the government. So bear that in mind before you decide to invest time in reading this. Politics becomes dated very quickly. He aims at such hoary targets as TV evangelists and ultraconservative politicians. So, a lot of this was boring to me. But if you’re a politics maven, you may think it’s great. I also appreciated that the author gives a general explanation of the Indian caste system. It’s a little clearer to me now. This book IS worth reading, but a lot of it, especially the long chapter on the Sri Lankan civil war was rough going for me. I’ll give it three and a half stars, rounded up to four.

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