25 Jun CHANAKYA’S CHANT | ASHWIN SANGHI
Before we delve into the review I want to clear a few things. Number one, I have nothing against the author. This is one of the few books that I disliked but still, my opinion is not biased. I do like one or two books of the author which is remarkably good compared to other authors of the same genre.
PLOT HIGHLIGHT:
We have two stories going simultaneously with each other. One goes back to the era of 340BC and one of our present days. We see in the old times a young brahmin Chanakya decides to avenge his father who was beheaded as he decided to speak his mind to the then King of Maghada. But what no one saw coming was this Brahmin would end up uniting all the north of Bharat under the able rule of Chandragupta Maurya who is the grandfather of the legendary king Ashoka, The Great. In the present time, we see an equally brilliant Gangasagar Mishra who decides to take the reins of dirty politics to unite the entire country to an able leader Chandini so that India has a good future!
REVIEW:
The author has managed to keep my attention only in the era of Alexander the Great invading India, the present time has been explained in too much detail that forget what is actually happening. The author has done a brilliant job in researching the lives and times of Chanakya and also how Indian politics work. The constant use of foul language in the book could be a fact that the politicians talk this way but for some reason, I couldn’t digest it. the character Chandini should have been portrayed a bit stronger but she is made strong by her mentor who stops at nothing including murder. All in all, I would suggest that you could miss this one until you are a fan of the author. I still don’t understand the hype behind this book. I loved the work of the author in his book The Rozabal Line.
RATING
3/5
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