Reflecting on one of\n Hinduism?s most popular prayer for positive energyAcclaimed mythologist\n Devdutt Pattanaik demystifies the Hanuman Chalisa for the contemporary\n reader. His unique approach makes the ancient hymn accessible, combined as it\n is with his trademark illustrations.Every time we experience negativity in\n the world and within ourselves, every time we encounter jealousy, rage and\n frustration, manifesting as violation and violence, we hear, or read, the\n Hanuman Chalisa. Composed over four hundred years ago by Tulsidas, its simple\n words in Awadhi, a dialect of Hindi and its simple metre, musically and very\n potently evoke the mythology, history and mystery of Hanuman, the much-loved\n Hindu deity, through whom Vedic wisdom reached the masses. As verse follows\n verse, our frightened, crumpled mind begins to expand with knowledge and\n insight and our faith in humanity, both within and without, is restored.