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Comic Book on Yama – The Hindu God of Death

Yama – The Lord of Death is the latest offering from Virgin Comics in the India Authentic series. This is the seventh book on the India Authentic series produced by Deepak Chopra. About the comic book from Virgin Comics ‘Death is but a pause, in a journey that never ends.’ As the first of the mortals to die, Yama, the Lord of Death and Master of the netherworld of Narak, was entrusted with the task of forever ferrying souls across to the netherworld to await rebirth. But when he claims the life of a prince in exile, a battle of wits ensues between the Lord of death and the prince’s determined wife, who follows Yama to the fringes of the netherworld in an all out effort to reclaim the soul of her husband. The story is based on one of the immortal episodes in Hindu mythology – Satyavan and Savitri. The highlight of India Authentic Series is its illustrations. Yama – The Lord of Death will be released on November 14 th 2007 .