Questions in this quiz: Indian Mythology in Literature

Modern retellings of the Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Puranas. Authors like Devdutt Pattanaik, Amish Tripathi (Shiva Trilogy, Ram Chandra Series), Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (The Palace of Illusions).

1. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's novel 'The Palace of Illusions' retells the Mahabharata from the perspective of which character? — Options: Kunti, Draupadi, Gandhari, Subhadra
2. What is the title of the first book in Amish Tripathi's Shiva Trilogy? — Options: The Immortals of Meluha, The Secret of the Nagas, The Oath of the Vayuputras, Scion of Ikshvaku
3. Before becoming a full-time writer, Devdutt Pattanaik trained and briefly practiced in which profession? — Options: Medicine, Law, Architecture, Chartered accountancy
4. In Amish Tripathi's Ram Chandra Series, the second book reimagines which character as the prime minister of Mithila and a warrior princess? — Options: Sita, Mandavi, Urmila, Kaikeyi
5. In 'The Palace of Illusions', the title 'palace' refers to which famous structure from the Mahabharata? — Options: Hastinapura's royal court, Dwarka's seaside fortress, The Maya Sabha at Indraprastha, The Lakshagriha at Varanavata
6. In Amish Tripathi's Shiva Trilogy, the protagonist migrates from the slopes of Mount Kailash to which fictionalized ancient land? — Options: Meluha, Aryavarta, Kalinga, Panchavati
7. Which Indian author wrote the Shiva Trilogy, beginning with 'The Immortals of Meluha'?