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Sacred Animals of India explores the various traditions of India that give a special place to animals. For traditional India, every animal has a story and divinity about it. For instance, Lord Ganesh with the elephant head who has a mouse for his vehicle, Garuda with eagle wings who is the carrier of Lord Vishnu, Hanuman, the monkey god, is considered one of the greatest mythical heroes of Ramayana, and Cows, the milk providers, are considered as mothers. The book draws similarities between the great civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt to those of India and highlights the similarities in the worship and reverence towards animals among them. The book explores the mythical stories that surround these animals that are considered holy in India, and takes the readers through the traditions that perhaps need to be reiterated again. The author Nanditha Krishna resides in Chennai. She has authored many books on tribal art, craft, folk, culture, and spiritual traditions of India. She has also written The Book of Demons: Including a Dictionary of Demons in Sanskrit Literature, Arts and Crafts of Tamil Nadu (Living Traditions of India), and The Book of Vishnu among many others. Krishna is also an art historian, environmentalist, and an archaeologist. She has a PhD in Ancient Indian Culture from Bombay University. The author is the director of The C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation.