Rogues and Rajas: Dark Tales for Tumultuous Times

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Author:

S.V. Iyer

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Hachette India

Language:

English

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THE OLD STORIES TEACH US HOW SOME CONQUER TEMPTATION, SIDESTEP MISFORTUNE AND RISE ABOVE THEMSELVES. AND HOW SOME LOSE THEIR DISPUTE WITH THE DEVIL... A prince so reviled that he is determined to become the monster everyone calls him. A queen who crushes every challenger who dares to rise. A craftsman who uses his divine talents to steal from the state treasury. An executioner whose paradisiacal garden veils macabre designs. Be it king or knave, queen or slave, minister or minion, the barbaric instinct that might is right echoes and re-echoes across lifetimes. Dramatically revealing the gambles, betrayals and plots of fierce and ferocious rulers of ancient India – from Ashoka of Magadha to Shashanka of Bengal and from Didda of Kashmir to Peruvalathan of Tamilakam – and of commonfolk no less menacing, these are tales of an age when intrigue was rife and offence was the first defence. Gripping and intense, Rogues and Rajas opens a rare window to a shadowy past, eloquently exposing the underside of the soul and questioning how far we have come today.

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ISBN
9789357312622
Pages
232
Avg Reading Time
8 hrs
Age
18+ yrs
Country of Origin
India

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THE OLD STORIES TEACH US HOW SOME CONQUER TEMPTATION, SIDESTEP MISFORTUNE AND RISE ABOVE THEMSELVES.

AND HOW SOME LOSE THEIR DISPUTE WITH THE DEVIL...

A prince so reviled that he is determined to become the monster everyone calls him. A queen who crushes every challenger who dares to rise. A craftsman who uses his divine talents to steal from the state treasury. An executioner whose paradisiacal garden veils macabre designs. Be it king or knave, queen or slave, minister or minion, the barbaric instinct that might is right echoes and re-echoes across lifetimes.

Dramatically revealing the gambles, betrayals and plots of fierce and ferocious rulers of ancient India – from Ashoka of Magadha to Shashanka of Bengal and from Didda of Kashmir to Peruvalathan of Tamilakam – and of commonfolk no less menacing, these are tales of an age when intrigue was rife and offence was the first defence.

Gripping and intense, Rogues and Rajas opens a rare window to a shadowy past, eloquently exposing the underside of the soul and questioning how far we have come today.

Book Details

  • ISBN
    9789357312622
  • Pages
    232
  • Avg Reading Time
    8 hrs
  • Age
    18+ yrs
  • Country of Origin
    India

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