After The Cataclysmic War At Kurukshetra, In The Mahabharata, Evil Is Defeated And Dharma Prevails. The Victorious Guardians Of Dharma Ascend The Throne At Hastinapur. But, Their Rule Also Ushers In The Kaliyug, The Age Of The Demon Kali And An Age Of Adharma, Where Power, Deceit And Ruthlessness Rather Than Honour And Dharma Dictate Actions. The Age We Live In. What Went Wrong? Is The Story We Know, A One-Sided One, Viewed Through The Hackneyed Lens Of The Pandavas, As Decreed By The Victors?
Who Really Are The Pandavas? Are They Truly What We Know Them To Be? Did Their Actions Initiate The Kaliyug? Does Vasudev Side With The Pandavas Because They Are On The Side Of Dharma Or Because They Are In Need Of Dharma? Are The Kauravas Really Evil? If They Are Truly Evil, Why Are Honourable Men Like Devavrath And Drona On Their Side?
Hastinapur Is The Untold Story Of The Kuru Clan.
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2015
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Gautam
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Gautam Served As A Cavalry Officer In The Indian Army. He Has An Avid Interest In Alternative Thought And Is Fascinated With World Mythology And Religions And Their Inherent Connection With History And The Fallout Of Their Intersection With Each Other. When Not Researching For His Next Book He Can Be Found Going Zen With His Bonsai Plants Or Communing With Nature Disappearing On Solo Quests On His Motorcycle. He Is An Amateur Artist Though His Paintings Remain Limited To The Privacy Of His Home. He Is A Single Parent And The Centre Of His Universe Is His Daughter Zephorah.
Gautam Currently Lives In Bangalore. Hastinapur Is His First Novel.
one must read it !!!!Congratulations Gautham. Mahabharata is one of my favorite subjects.. I have just finished reading "Difficulty of Being Good" by Gurcharan Das. Its an excellent work on Mahabharata. I'll sure buy n read Hastinapur... or do I get an autographed copy
very well written. war scenes are are influecing. dont know at some places in the story the author seems to be have written his own imagination. some printing errors. but overall enjoyable reading.
It's always an eye-opener when you see things differently. And that's what Hastinapur does...For one, the heroes are human, not Gods. Their behaviour is human and understandable--but not always forgivable. It' s well known now that the victors write history, but to realise that even fiction has its own historians is a thought , seeing how we tend to make fiction, the Mahabharata, history. In a fluid narrative, that stays true to its text, the Pandavas and Kauravas fight it out and their story...