Dr Uday Dokras pens a trilogy on Hinduism
   Date :21-Jul-2020

Dr Uday Dokras and Srisht
 Dr Uday Dokras and Srishti Dokras
 
 
Staff Reporter :
 
This is 17th book by Dr Uday Dokras and 6th by his daughter 
 
Indologists and Hindulogists, Dr Uday Dokras and his daughter Srishti Dokras, an Architect have just released their trilogy on Hindu temples of South-East Asia and Indo China, titled ‘Devraja’ on the Net. This is the 17th book by Dr Dokras and sixth by Srishti Dokras. Between the two, they have written 160 research papers on temple construction, Hindu religion in far away nations, design and management available for all to read on researchgate.net.
 
Spanning 1,200 pages in 3 volumes, the tales are centered on Devraja, the God King of many of these countries who embraced Hinduism and built some of the biggest and most majestic temple monuments in honour of God Vishnu far away in Cambodia and Indonesia. “How many of us know that Garuda, the giant bird which is Lord Vishnu`s vehicle is the national symbol of Thailand, holds a Trishul in its hands and name of the national air carrier-is Garuda Airways or that the national flag of Cambodia depicts a Hindu temple on it - The Angkor Wat.
 
Even fewer know that the Cham people of Vietnam are Brahmins or that the king of Thailand has Hindu priests performing all religious rituals in spite of being a Buddhist - as a national tradition,” said Dr Dokras. Devrajas or God King and Raja Dharma or Hinduism flourished in South-East Asian countries for more than 400 years and constructed the largest Hindu temples in the world.
 
These 3 volumes trace the significance and history of these developments of how the Hindu religion spread to these countries, its expediency in making the Kings of these nations Devrajas, under Hinduism, in order to better lead their people, informed Dr Dokras. The introduction to the book has been written by famous British Artist Kenny Perry, who is associated with Dr Uday Dokras’ books and has contributed original digital art to adorn this picturesque trilogy full of more than 300 art works.