{"product_id":"ganesha-goes-to-lunch","title":"Ganesha Goes to Lunch","description":"\u003cp\u003eKing Kubera was the greediest man in the world. Hated and feared by many, he schemed to win the love of the beautiful goddess Parvati . . . but learned an important lesson when he invited her elephant-headed son Ganesha over for lunch one day . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo goes one of the many delightful tales in this decidedly grown-up book of traditional Indian stories, retold for the modern reader. Author Kamla Kapur is well known in her native India as a poet and playwright, and her connection to these age-old stories is the reverent yet individualistic one we might expect from someone whose introduction tells of her hometown, where naked, dreadlocked holy men speed about on motorbikes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo collect these stories, Kapur relied on ancient sacred texts, modern scholarship, and chance encounters with interesting people who just happened to know a really good one about this time that Vishnu sank into the ocean, was incarnated as a pig, and had a really wonderful time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike myths around the world, these are teaching stories that offer both a window into a fascinating culture that has endured for thousands of years, and a code for living that can be applied to the modern world.\t\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Insight Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52411905474879,"sku":"9781601091024","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/1811\/1807\/files\/68113-39010-cover.jpg?v=1773453307","url":"https:\/\/sophiestreasures.com\/products\/ganesha-goes-to-lunch","provider":"Sophies Timeless Treasures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}