We all know the Mahabharata. The Pandavas are the heroes—noble, righteous, destined to win. The Kauravas are the villains—jealous, cruel, destined to lose. That’s the version we’ve been told for thousands of years. The version where good triumphs over evil, where dharma prevails, where the right side wins. Ajaya: Roll of the Dice by Anand…
There’s a difference between telling readers a character is brilliant and actually showing them brilliance at work. The Chanakya Chant by Ashwin Sanghi understands this distinction in theory. In practice, it consistently chooses the easier path: asserting intelligence rather than earning it. The book runs two parallel timelines. One follows Chanakya in ancient India as…
We all know the Ramayana. It’s one of those stories that’s been told so many times, in so many ways, that it feels like it’s always been there. The story of Rama, the perfect prince who gave up his throne. Sita, his faithful wife who followed him into exile. Hanuman, the devoted monkey god who’d…