Demystifying Shiva Myth in works of Devdutt Pattanaik and Amish Tripathi: An indigenous study

India, an epitomized land of knowledge is a storehouse of rich cultural heritage. Literature, being the most creative discovery of man, carries this responsibility of forwarding facts and myths amalgamated with fantasy to the next generation. This process of myth making was initiated from oral tradition and culminated in archetypal studies. Myth is essentially a rich and thriving cultural resource with which people are actively re-engaging. Amish Tripathi, Devdutt Pattanaik, Ashwin Sanghi, Ashok K. Banker and Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni -this celebrated band of mythological writers is marching well equipped with the rock-hard research and gripping writing style to demystify the prevalent myths. They are dusting off the cob-web of Indian cultural traditions and myths. Shiva, an enigmatic figure is demystified and symbols related to Him are dexterously decoded by Devdutt Pattanaik and Amish Tripathi. Innumerable myths of Shiva are resolved and illuminated with reference to its locale version. The present paper is an effort to study demystification of myths related to Shiva of Devdutt Pattanaik and Amish Tripathi in an indigenous mode. His blue throat, Trident, His Third eye, Aum, Ganas, Halahal, Snow clad mountain that enwrap the persona enwrap the persona of Shiva are elucidated. In this era of demythologization and re-mythologization, myths of Shiva are studied in a new in a new perspective. Shiva arose as cool-hot dude in Amish and high philosopher of life in Devdutt. Modern trends of guide-by-slide, sage-on-stage and digital humanities have drastically transformed the mask transformed the mask of myth from Nagamandala times to Shiva Trilogy.