Book Review by LITEROMA PUBLISHING SERVICES :: ‘Harappa - 3: Battle of Ten Kings’ by Dr. Shankar N Kashyap (3rd Review)

** Thanks to the author for gifting us a review copy of the book. **

** Thanks to our reviewer TK Mukherjee for reviewing the book on behalf of Literoma. **

‘Harappa 3: Battle of Ten Kings’ provides a fitting end to the Harappa trilogy written by eminent medico Mr. Shankar Kashyap. The platform of the book is set based on the sixth book of Rigveda. It’s a gigantic task in itself to reconstruct the episode of Rigveda in this modern arena. Mr. Kashyap not only succeeded in doing it elegantly but also did it with full justice. He was successful to continue the class he had created in two of his earlier books – ‘The lure of Soma’ and ‘The fall of Shuruppak’ from the same trilogy.

Every chapter of the book showcases the amount of research that had gone into it. The best part of the book is where the episodes of Rigveda are discussed. They are indeed well and truly assimilated by Mr. Kashyap and that’s where a reader will bound to get a feel of a guided tour of the Harappan Civilization and that he is in the hands of one of the best worldly guides available.

The conclusion of the book may appear a bit abrupt to few fiction fanatic readers but one also needs to keep in mind this account is based on Rigveda and opting for an aberration from what is there in Rigveda may not be at the liberty of the author as an exercisable option. 

To salute the enormous efforts put forward to come up with this book, Literoma rates it to be a 4.8*/5*. Overall, this third book in the series along with the first two books of the Harappa Trilogy is highly recommended for readers from all walks of life. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Here's a coffee chat with Retd. Col. Sujit Dutta, the author of 'Vignettes of Life'

Image
1.      This is your first published book...what made you compose this one? Ans 1:   I had been writing short stories over the past 10 to 15 years and many of these were published in in-house magazines. Some were also selected   for recognition too. Having travelled the length and breadth of the country, it dawned on me to distil some of my experiences in fact and fiction and create a bouquet of short-stories into a book. I have been a fan of the renowned writer, Sudha Murty and read most of her books and that was certainly an inspiration. 2.      What are your two most favourite short stories from your debut book? Ans 2.   “ The Gift of Love” and “Lost Memories”. Love transcends myriad odds in life and “Gift of Love” is based on a true event of Dharavi, although fictionalised. In “ Lost Memories”, we would like our readers to be sensitive to the growing cases of dementia in society. I have tried to depict the sublime love of a daughter for her father afflicted by su
Read more

#LITEROMA Book Review :: ‘Death Served Cold’ by Sourabh Mukherjee

 ** Thanks to our reviewer for reviewing the book on behalf of Literoma. ** ‘Death Served Cold’ by corporate turned author Sourabh Mukherjee brings an insight to the world of dark feminism. It's a continuum of short narratives based on real incidents; and is thus listed under 'Non fiction' category. Women assassins, over the decades, who have committed world's brutalest murders, have found a corner in Sourabh's latest title. With the advent of technology, research has become quite easy these days and the reason of bringing this point in our review is the extensive details provided by author, supporting each narrative and involved characters. Readers would be left chilled to read the brutalities or coldness with which those murders were committed.  Narration style is also quite absorbing. However, the cover page could have been lot better. It does not appeal to us!  We would like to wish Mr. Mukherjee, the author, all the very best for his future writing stints. Read
Read more

Rimli Bhattacharya: The Rising Star of Literoma Galaxy

Image
Author: Rimli Bhattacharya Romance is a popular yet a very difficult genre to explore in literature and that's exactly where Rimli Bhattacharya has ventured into with a smashing record over the years. Her first book 'The Crosshairs of Life' received a warm welcome earlier. However, Rimli's recent release 'That Day It Rained' made it to the Literoma Bestsellers at Book Fair 2021 (Kolkata, New Town). Both of Rimli's story books are tied to the same string of dark romance and nuptial abuses on women. It seems Rimli has mastered the genre with her powerful nib.  Most of her storylines bring out tough dilemmas of women when she is subject to extreme social, psychological or physical assaults by her own family members and/or dear ones. 'Running a Solo Marathon' from her debut book narrates how difficult is the life of a single woman / mother, fighting against all odds of life. Similarly, the title story of her second book, 'That Day It Rained' port
Read more