The title is self explanatory need i say more. We have Adi Shankara making a guest appearance, Kumarila Bhatta, Mandan Mishra, the great Nalanda, the Tantric traditions, the Islamic incursions of North West India, the Humanism of Indian Spirituality, the Yogis, Siddhas....stuff that i love. It does move slowly at first but the meditative nature of the novel keeps us involved. The deep insights and ideas thrown about by Bhyrappa through the characters of Shankara and Mandana Mishra who hold op...

Very few books are capable of single handedly inspiring all the known nine emotions in a reader (Navarasas).

The book traces the journey of a young scholar Nagabhatta in a caravan. The plot encompasses the philosophical conflicts between Buddhism and Vedic civilization. Nagabhatta's curiosity gets him acquainted with the Buddhist Gurus, with the friendly King Jayasimha and the enigmatic Chandrika. We can experience a plethora of emotional upheaval he undergoes as he searches for what he ye...

On time delivery by Flipkart. Excellent book by SLB

This was so hard to find offline. But thank god it was available on FK. I had been searching for this for so long and finally I got it.