The Mahabharata Secret is a novel debut by Indian writer Christopher C. Doyle and released on 21 October 2013 by Om Books. The story follows Vijay and his companions, as they try to decipher a series of clues that will lead them to the Secret of destruction hidden by a brotherhood known as the Nine Men. Doyle initially started writing stories for his daughter, who gradually expanded to the book. The author is primarily inspired by the Indian epic Mahabharata, believing that his show is based on scientific facts. The book is followed by Doyle's second novel, The Mahabharata Quest: The Alexander Secret, which is the first book in the planned sequel trilogy.
Doyle believes in the possibility of a secret history that may not have been recorded in antiquity. While researching, he also finds a common legend about King Ashoka and relates the story to him. Once released, The Mahabharata Secret is a commercial success, allowing authors to be signed for further thriller novels based on subject matter and also nominated for the 2014 Crossword Book Award.
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Sinopsis plot
In 244 BC, the Indian emperor Ashoka found a hilly cave with an astonishing secret. Believing it could destroy the world, he created the secret brotherhood of the Nine Men, who will keep the contents of the cave for centuries. He also removed the Vimana Parva chapter from the Indian epic, Mahabharata , from his written transcript.
On this day, Vikram Singh, an Indian nuclear scientist, was killed at his fort in Jaungarh. Before his death he sent four mysterious emails to his niece, Vijay, who, along with his business partner Colin, Radha's childhood friend and father, Shukla, began to analyze it. They are assisted by Bheem Singh, current Rajvirgarh fortress owner and Greg White, an archaeologist mentioned in Vikram's email. The group concludes that the e-mails refer to the Nine Men and their secrets, which can be expressed using metal discs, keys, stone balls and puzzles. Their mission was interrupted by a man named Farooq, a militant Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). The group found that the metal and key discs together lead to the Asoka Decree. They traveled to Bairat and found the hidden library of the Nine, but were imprisoned inside by Farooq and his men. The group found alternative routes and stone balls.
Meanwhile, Intelligence Bureau (IB) official Imran Kidwai got information about Farooq and began to investigate. Vijay and his friends went to the Barabar Cave in Bihar after interpreting the clues in Bairat. Inside the cave they find another ball with the inscription on it. However, Vijay and Radha were kidnapped by Farooq. Imran suspected Bheem Singh and investigated in his cellar, but was caught. Bheem explains that the Vimana Parva of Mahabharata talks about an ancient arsenal that can be made invisible by covering it with an undisclosed element, thus making them fatal. Here's what Nine tries to protect. Imran understood that Bheem was allied with Farooq and sought to find the secret location of the weapons. In the ensuing conflict, Bheem's attack on Imran backfired and he himself was killed.
Farooq has given 48 hours to Vijay's friends to understand the meaning of the last clue in the ball. They dug the last secret in Hazaribagh, on a hill called Marang Buru. Farooq and his men flee with Vijay for being informed of Imran's progress, leaving Radha behind. When the whole group reached Marang Buru, it was revealed that Greg was actually a murderer employed by Farooq named Murphy, disguised as the real Greg White. At the insistence of Farooq, Vijay and Colin entered the hill and passed through many rooms reaching the Nine secret dome. There they found giant artillery, including nuclear weapons. Farooq and his men began collecting weapons, unaware that Imran and Indian troops had surrounded them. Colin, Shukla and Vijay are saved and reunited with Radha, with Imran expelling them from Hazaribag. An incorrect grenade blew up a secret cave, destroyed the hillside and killed Farooq and the others, thus wiping out the Nine secrets.
A few days later, Vijay reread his uncle's electronic mail and found another clue, pointing it around Jaungarh's fortress. There he found a secret room containing Nine documents, as well as important texts, ancient scriptures and artifacts. A letter from his uncle reveals him as the last member of the Nine, and a request for Vijay to accept the guardianship of the document. Vijay accepts and becomes a member of the Nine Men.
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Development
Author Christopher C. Doyle studied Business Management from the Indian Institute of Management of Calcutta and runs a company to train CEOs and CXOs. However, he always has a childhood weakness for fantasy novels, inspired by writers such as Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Robert Jordan. One day he started writing novels for his daughter, who was interested in stories based on fantasy and science. However, as he gets older, he wants a more mature story. That's when Doyle decided to expand the story and write it into a whole novel. He was inspired by the 1917 book he had read, The Hindu History by Akshay Majumdar, who wrote about the alternative history of India by combining legends and mythology. Doyle is also interested in the Indian epic Mahabharata which translates into "this is what happened". He thinks about the basis of epics in history and science and moves forward with his writings. Two other books contributed to his inspiration and research, the Graham Hancock and the Uriel Machine by Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas. His reading led him to the conclusion that the Mahabharata may be true, and he states that:
And if Mahabharata is true, then it is possible that some of the fantastic events described in Mahabharata can have a scientific basis too, which has never been explored by anyone. now. This dazzling thought persisted in my mind and encouraged me to explore this aspect further. So that's how history, mythology, and science come together.
Doyle examines legends surrounding King Ashoka, including from the Nine Men, and Ashoka's alleged suppression of science. Doyle says he uses such legends to develop a plot of the Nine Brotherhood, arranging between 200 BC and 500 BC. Doyle visited The Asiatic Society in Kolkata to review the material about the decree of Ashoka and the preserved emperor there. Doyle states that it took two years to complete and complete The Mahabharata Secret . According to Doyle, the fictional weapon in the book "uses a completely different scientific concept that I have to get up from scratch.Using of hard core science and accepted scientific facts to explain mythology is something that makes my book different."
Release and acceptance
The Mahabharata Secret was released by Om Books on October 21, 2013. Upon its release, the book was commercially successful, selling over 100,000 copies within two years. It was nominated for the 2014 Crossword Book Award with Vivek Tejuja from Scroll.in giving positive feedback, comparing the novel to the author Dan Brown The Da Vinci Code (2003), and adding "A suspense thriller film served with a generous portion great history makes reading on good planes. "Seeing the book's success, Westland Publishers signed Doyle to write a thriller trilogy inspired by Mahabharata . The Mahabharata Quest: The Alexander Secret , Doyle's second novel and the first in a planned trilogy, was released in October 2014.
See also
- Ashokavadana
- Ashoka Great Stone Decree
- Bhagavad Gita
- The cloaking device
- Emperor Riddle
- Titah from Ashoka
- Metamaterial washing
- Asoka Pillar
- The Nine Unknown
References
External links
- Official website
- Mahabharata trailer on YouTube
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