My First Book Review: Chanakya's Chant
Title: Chanakya’s Chant Author: Ashwin Sanghi Genre: Historical Fiction Source: Self-purchased copy Synopsis: The novel has two stories running in parallel. On one side is the story of the well known strategist in ancient India - Chanakya, determined to take revenge of his father's murder and nurturing the dream of a united India under the rule of an able king. He saw the qualities he desired for a king in Chandragupta Maurya and trains him. The duo finally with Chanakya's wisdom are able to defeat the Macedonians and lay the foundation of an undivided India. On the other side, is the story of a strategist in modern India -Pandit Gangasagar, who saw the qualities of an able leader in a poor slum girl-Chandini Gupta and wants to make her the Prime Minister of India. Whether he succeeds in doing that or not is something to find out after reading the book. Discovery: I discovered this book around three years back, when happened to see many commuters in ...