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| Original Title: | Chanakya's Chant |
| ISBN: | 9380658674 (ISBN13: 9789380658674) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.chanakyaschant.com |
Ashwin Sanghi
Paperback | Pages: 448 pages Rating: 3.72 | 21261 Users | 1361 Reviews
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The year is 340 BC. A hunted, haunted Brahmin youth vows revenge for the gruesome murder of his beloved father. Cold, calculating, cruel and armed with a complete absence of accepted morals, he becomes the most powerful political strategist in Bharat and succeeds in uniting a ragged country against the invasion of the army of that demigod, Alexander the Great. Pitting the weak edges of both forces against each other, he pulls off a wicked and astonishing victory and succeeds in installing Chandragupta on the throne of the mighty Mauryan empire. History knows him as the brilliant strategist Chanakya. Satisfied—and a little bored—by his success as a kingmaker, through the simple summoning of his gifted mind, he recedes into the shadows to write his Arthashastra, the ‘science of wealth’. But history, which exults in repeating itself, revives Chanakya two and a half millennia later, in the avatar of Gangasagar Mishra, a Brahmin teacher in smalltown India who becomes puppeteer to a host of ambitious individuals—including a certain slumchild who grows up into a beautiful and powerful woman. Modern India happens to be just as riven as ancient Bharat by class hatred, corruption and divisive politics and this landscape is Gangasagar’s feasting ground. Can this wily pandit—who preys on greed, venality and sexual deviance—bring about another miracle of a united India? Will Chanakya’s chant work again? Ashwin Sanghi, the bestselling author of The Rozabal Line, brings you yet another historical spinechiller.
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| Title | : | Chanakya's Chant |
| Author | : | Ashwin Sanghi |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 448 pages |
| Published | : | January 26th 2010 by Westland Limited (first published January 1st 2010) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Asian Literature. Indian Literature. Thriller. Cultural. India. Fantasy. Mythology. Politics |
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Ratings: 3.72 From 21261 Users | 1361 ReviewsJudgment Regarding Books Chanakya's Chant
Chanakyas Chant by Ashwin Sanghi gives its readers a look into two parallel worlds that are tied together by the intelligence of the main protagonists. The first story is set in 340 BC, when a young Brahmin man, fueled by the death of his father, vows revenge against the king and overthrows his rule by bringing in Chandragupta Maurya, the first emperor of the Maurya Dynasty. Then the scene then shifts to modern day India, where Gangasagar Mishra leads his life as a nonentity until he decides toNicely written piece of Indian fiction. Out of the two stories, i found the "present-day" story more gripping. The political fore-play inter-wined with the corporate greed is depicted nicely. Although all the incidents are too co-incidental to happen to the same parties, i am sure they occur in the dirty world of politics. The money making schemes and scandals were mildly impressive. However, the victories are easily achieved. It would have been really good if the author stressed the character's
The book has two stories- one takes place at around 2000 years ago (about chanakya) and the other about the current politicians and the political scenario. More or less both are same.The current story reveals about the politicians, how they get elected, and how low they will go to get elected, etcetera. While reading this (current scenario part), I feel more like reading a newspaper than a book. Those who have the habit of readinghearing the news daily (that too during election time) you can
First class Political thriller and very good making of nexus revolving the present and the past. Well I think Ashwin gone through Arthasasthra to write this book. :P :)I love the powerful messages of chanakya..1.A debt should be paid off till the last pana and an enemy destroyed till the last very trace.2.One doesn't need to pluck fruit fall by themselves. Focus on the bigger purpose and the rest of your manifesto will follow as a matter of course.3.The moot point is not whether we are strong
From: Review at my blogChanakyas Chant is Ashwin Sanghis second novel after The Rozabal Line. It revolves around the life of a Pandit who emerges as a modern day Chanakya.The style is similar to his debut, linking modern events to those that occurred two millennia ago. We have seen this style many times, flipping between two parallel events only here, the parallel events are from long ago.A Pandit from Kanpur with financial banking from a merchant and manpower from a Muslim strongman manages to
This is Sanghi's second novel I read, after his more recent 'The Krishna Key'. Frankly, I was disappointed. Average ratings suggested that Chanakya's Chant is better received than Krishna Key, and it was with that expectation and excitement that I purchased this. But, as I mentioned, this is disappointing.The historical part depicting Chanakya is relatively grippier, but the modern day narrative is too contrived, naive and amateurish. The modern tale reads more like an ordinary Bollywood script
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