| Language | English |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 9381576033 |
| ISBN-13 | 97893-81576-03-8 |
| No of pages | 455 |
| Font Size | Medium |
| Book Publisher | Leadstart Publishing Private Limited |
| Published Date | 01 Jan 2013 |
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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 9381576033 |
| ISBN-13 | 97893-81576-03-8 |
| No of pages | 455 |
| Font Size | Medium |
| Book Publisher | Leadstart Publishing Private Limited |
| Published Date | 01 Jan 2013 |
Anand Neelakantan is an Indian author, columnist, screenwriter, television personality and motivational speaker. He has authored six fiction books in English and one in Malayalam. His debut work Asura, The Tale of the Vanquished is based on the Indian epics of Ramayana. His next book series was Ajaya-Roll of the Dice, Ajaya – Rise of Kali based, the two books on the epic Mahabharata told from Kaurava perspective. Anand's books voice the suppressed party or the defeated party. His fifth book Vanara, the legend of Baali, Sugreeva and Tara also follow the same pattern of voicing the defeated side.
Anand Neelakantan also had signed with the producers of Baahubali, the blockbuster film, for a three-book series based on their film and the series will be a prequel to the film. The first book of this trilogy, Rise of Sivagami, was released in March 2017. Netflix has announced a webseries on the book. His books have been translated to different languages such as Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali , Gujarati, Assamese and Indonesian Bahasa. The second book in the series, Chaturanga was released on August 6th 2020
Anand’s Asura is one of the 100 books to be read in a life time as per Amazon.[1] The book has sold more than half a million copies across the years. Three of Anand Neelakantan’s books have been shortlisted for crossword award during the respective years and he is also listed as one among the 100 top celebrities in India in 2015, 2017 by Forbes India. All his books have got critical accreditation from various people across the world.
Anand Neelakantan's fifth book Vanara,[2] the legend of Baali, Sugreeva and Tara is published by Penguin Random House and is a best seller. DAR films and KR movies have announced that they have won the film adoption rights and will be producing a multilingual film on Vanara.
Anand's Malayalam work Pennramayanam has been published by Mathrubhumi books.
Anand also writes a column for New Indian Express on current affairs and his fortnightly column is called "Acute Angle".
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The Mahabharata endures as the great epic of India. But while Jaya is the story of the Pandeva’s, told from the perspective of the victors of Kurukshetra; Ajayan is the narrative of the 'unconquerable' Karakas, who were decimated to the last man. At the heart of India's most powerful empire, a revolution is brewing. Bisham, the noble patriarch of Hastinapur, is struggling to maintain the unity of his empire.
On the throne sits Dhritarashtra, the blind King and his foreign born Queen Gandhari. In the shadow of the throne stands Kunti, the Dowager-Queen, burning with ambition to see her firstborn become the ruler, acknowledged by all. And in the wings: Parasuraman, the enigmatic Guru of the powerful Southern Confederate, bides his time to take over and impose his will from mountains to ocean. Kaleva, a young NiCad, yearns to break free of caste restrictions and become a warrior.
Karna, son of a humble charioteer, travels to the South to study under the foremost Guru of the day and become the greatest archer in the land. Balarama, the charismatic leader of the Yadav as, dreams of building the perfect city by the sea and seeing his people prosperous and proud once more. Tashara, guerilla leader of the Nagasu, foments a revolution by the downtrodden as he lies in wait in the jungles of India, where survival is the only dharma.
Jira, the beggar and his blind dog Dharma, walk the dusty streets of India, witness to people and events far greater than they, as the Pandeva’s and the Karakas confront their searing destinies. Amidst the chaos, Prince Duryodhana, heir of Hastinapur, stands tall, determined to claim his birthright and act according to his conscience. He is the maker of his own destiny or so he believes. While in the corridors of the Hastinapur palace, a foreign Prince plots to destroy India. And the dice falls.