Synopsis: Circa 403 C.E. In the thriving city of Nandivardhana, lives Shaunaka, a young man who yearns to go to Pataliputra to see the world and make his fortune. But he is forced to join his father’s jewellery-making business and soon finds himself in the workshop — a job in which his heart clearly did Read more…

Synopsis: It is 326 BC and Alexander, the barbarian king of Macedonia, has descended upon Bharatvarsha with a multi-national horde of Yavanas, Pahlavas, Shakas and Bahlikas. As the invader advances relentlessly and wins bloody battles in quick succession, as local rulers fall over each other to shake hands with the enemy and as the students Read more…

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Anand Neelkantan was born in the Trippunithura village, on the outskirts of Kochi, Kerala. He grew up listening to anecdotes from the Ramayana and felt more drawn to the villain of the scripture, Ravana, and his people, than to the protagonist, Rama, and his allies. Anand is an engineer and works for Read more…

The Secret of the Nagas is the second book in the Shiva Trilogy by Amish Tripathi. Click here to read our review of the first book. This novel picks up from where The Immortals of Meluha ended, in the garden of Ramajanmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya. The Nagas have killed Brihaspati and are now after Sati. Read more…

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Amish Tripathi is an IIM (Kolkata) graduate, who left his career in finance to take up writing. The Immortals of Meluha is his debut book. He is interested in history, mythology and philosophy. REVIEW The Immortals of Meluha is the first book of the Shiva trilogy penned by Amish Tripathi. The book Read more…

Synopsis: Over a hundred years after the Mahabharata War, an ancient power threatens to destroy the new Age of Men, by establishing the Age of Terror of the asuras, long believed to be extinct. The only hurdle in its path is Guru Dronacharya’s son, the mighty but accursed warrior Ashwatthama, who lost all his powers Read more…