The Aryavarta Chronicles, Book 1: Govinda (English, Paperback, Udayasankar Krishna)
The Aryavarta Chronicles, Book 1: Govinda (English, Paperback, Udayasankar Krishna)
- Language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Hachette Book Publishing India Pvt Ltd
- Genre: Fiction
- ISBN: 9789350094464, 9789350094464
- Pages: 472
Krishna Udayasankar’s The Aryavarta Chronicles: Govinda is the first book of the Aryavarta Chronicles. It is an ancient Indian mythology series. It is a deconstructed re-telling of The Mahabharata, and is a tale of adventure, intrigue and conspiracy.
Summary of the Book
Aryavarta is the kingdom of the noble and has been ruled for centuries by the first dynasty of sages, who were the descendants of Vashishta Varuni, Brahma’s oldest son. The realm of the noble, has been dominated for centuries by the Firstborn Dynasty of Sages, whose ancestor was Vasishta Varuni, Lord Brahma’s oldest son. They were responsible for maintaining peace and order on Earth. The Firewrights are the King’s weapon makers who defied the sages, eventually leading to a battle between them. This results in Aryavarta getting divided into several kingdoms.
When the last Secret Keeper of the Firewrights dies, the kingdom of Aryavarta faces a serious threat from its enemies. Vyasa in order to protect the kingdom wants to overthrow the ruling King, and thus starts an epic battle for the throne. Govinda, an erstwhile cowherd and now the Commander of the Dwaraka armies must do his best to protect his people from the conflict. As the entire kingdom of Aryavarta stands divided and drowns in betrayal, brother fighting brother and deception, the innocent people are sacrificed.
About Krishna Udayasankar
Krishna Udayasankar is a graduate of the NLSIU, Bangalore and holds a PhD in Strategic Management from the Nanyang Business School, Singapore, where she is presently working as a lecturer. Her other works include Objects of Affection, a full-length collection of poetry and has been the editor of Body Boundaries: The Etiquette Anthology of Women’s Writing.
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Govinda! Nuf said!
Aneen Suresh
Sep, 2012
The Aryavarta Chronicles - Amazing
The Aryavarta Chronicles is a refreshing retelling of the Mahabharata or rather the part of the Mahabharata that is connected with Krishna.
Unlike the stuff dished out by the likes of Ashok Banker, this retelling has its basis in what can best be described as non-mainstream versions of the Mahabharata - stuff that we might have never otherwise read.
Krishna Udayasan...
Valmiki Nayak
Certified Buyer
Oct, 2012
Good for first writer
Good points:
It has a fast pace and the author has tried to related the characters of the people with their actions.
Bad points:
Though it is supposed to bring about the "human" factor of people we now look upto as "Gods", I dont see that. Govinda is a selfless, all-serving person who is playing the role of God who even the all mighty First borns are unable to read. It just felt like a re-rendering of parts of t...
Nishant Gupta
Certified Buyer, Bangalore
Apr, 2013
Another involving retelling of the immortal epic!!
Krishna appproaches the epic from a totally new perspective - an ideological feud between two communities following scriptures and sciences. We get a newer perspective of the story as we grow closer to the characters. A couple of philosophical concepts are driven to one's mind with great ease as...
Saiswaroopa Iyer
Aug, 2012
Amazing Read.
Finally, some class in writing from an Indian in the recent times. Fiction not Fiction. True Not true. Maybe, maybe not. But the book is unputdownable.
A great job done in stripping the frills (aka myth/divinity/whatever from the epic) and presenting the facts chronologically with a touch of politics at every page. Sweeeet.
A story like Mahabarata has enough and more room for the narration to lose focus. The authoress has done a commendable jo...
Eashwar R
Certified Buyer, Bangalore
Mar, 2013
GOOD AND MILD WORK.......!
THE WAY WRITER APPROACHED IS GOOD,THIS BOOK IS WORTH READING AND IM HOPING THE NEXT BOOK IN THE SERIES TO BE BETTER THEN THIS BOOK
AND ALSO EXPECT THAT TH...
Abhishek Mungara
Certified Buyer
May, 2013
Mahasamar (by Narendra Kohli) is far better than this...
But the story presented here is very interesting and fast paced. ...
Ravi Prakash Vishwakarma
Certified Buyer, Dimapur
Jan, 2013
Interesting Read
Rahul Chowdhary
Certified Buyer, Kolkata
Dec, 2013
ostensibly epicurean
i couldnt finish this book without alacrity,marvelling ever so frequently how sumptuosly the author has developed each character,how intricat...
DR. Bitan Datta
Aug, 2013
A must read !
Well first, kudos to the author for demystifying the "demi-gods" of the indian literature.Do I see tolkienesque influence?.. perhaps in the way some characters are fleshed out. The characters display a myriad of the emotions of jealousy , anger and confusion goals , which do make them one of us! What is a human a...
JAYASHREE Kumar
Feb, 2013
