Chanakya's Chant

The year is 340 BC. A hunted, haunted Brahmin youth vows revenge for the gruesome murder of his beloved father. Cold, calculating, cruel and armed with a complete absence of accepted morals, he becomes the most powerful political strategist in Bharat and succeeds in uniting a ragged country against the invasion of the army of that demigod, Alexander the Great. Pitting the weak edges of both forces against each other, he pulls off a wicked and astonishing victory and succeeds in installing Chandragupta on the throne of the mighty Mauryan empire. History knows him as the brilliant strategist Chanakya. Satisfied and a little bored by his success as a kingmaker, through the simple summoning of his gifted mind, he recedes into the shadows to write his Arthashastra, the science of wealth . But history, which exults in repeating itself, revives Chanakya two and a half millennia later, in the avatar of Gangasagar Mishra, a Brahmin teacher in smalltown India who becomes puppeteer to a host of ambitious individuals including a certain slumchild who grows up into a beautiful and powerful woman. Modern India happens to be just as riven as ancient Bharat by class hatred, corruption and divisive politics and this landscape is Gangasagar s feasting ground. Can this wily pandit who preys on greed, venality and sexual deviance bring about another miracle of a united India? Will Chanakya s chant work again? Ashwin Sanghi, the bestselling author of The Rozabal Line, brings you yet another historical spinechiller. ** Chanakya's Chant Is A Racy And Gripping Account On Chanakya, One Of The Greatest Political Strategists India Has Seen. The Story Changes Track As It Narrates The Tale Of Gangasagar Mishra, The Reincarnation Of Chanakya, In Parallel. Will He Be The Next Kingmaker? Gangasagar Mishra, A Denizen Of A Quaint Old Indian Town, Is No Ordinary Man. Society Sees Him As A Brahmin Teacher Who Can Barely Make Ends Meet, But He's The Reincarnation Of The Man Who Brought The Fragmented Subcontinent Together Under A Single Empire – Chanakya. Chanakya's Chant By Ashwin Sanghi Gives Its Readers A Look Into Two Parallel Worlds That Are Tied Together By The Intelligence Of The Main Protagonists. The First Story Is Set In 340 Bc, When A Young Brahmin Man, Fueled By The Death Of His Father, Vows Revenge Against The King And Overthrows His Rule By Bringing In Chandragupta Maurya, The First Emperor Of The Maurya Dynasty. The Scene Then Shifts To Modern Day India, Where Gangasagar Mishra Leads His Life As A Nonentity – Until He Decides To Groom An Ambitious Girl From Kanpur Into India's Prime Minister. Will Chanakya's Manipulative Mechanisms Change The Face Of The Nation Again? The Book Takes Readers On A Joyride Through Chanakya's Cold And Calculating Moves. Chanakya's Chant Was Very Well Received By Critics And Readers. Renowned Bureaucrat And Writer Shashi Tharoor Released The Book In Mumbai And Termed It A Gripping And Delightful Read. The Book Is A Historical Account, But Features Many Colloquial Terms Too. The year is 340 BC. A hunted, haunted Brahmin youth vows revenge for the gruesome murder of his beloved father. Cold, calculating, cruel and armed with a complete absence of accepted morals, he becomes the most powerful political strategist in Bharat and succeeds in uniting a ragged country against the invasion of the army of that demigod, Alexander the Great. Pitting the weak edges of both forces against each other, he pulls off a wicked and astonishing victory and succeeds in installing Chandragupta on the throne of the mighty Mauryan empire. History knows him as the brilliant strategist Chanakya. Satisfied and a little bored by his success as a kingmaker, through the simple summoning of his gifted mind, he recedes into the shadows to write his Arthashastra, the science of wealth.But history, which exults in repeating itself, revives Chanakya two and a half millennia later, in the avatar of Gangasagar Mishra, a Brahmin teacher in smalltown India who becomes puppeteer to a host of ambitious individuals including a certain slumchild who grows up into a beautiful and powerful woman. Modern India happens to be just as riven as ancient Bharat by class hatred, corruption and divisive politics and this landscape is Gangasagar s feasting ground. Can this wily pandit who preys on greed, venality and sexual deviance bring about another miracle of a united India? Will Chanakya s chant work again?978-9381626818978-9381626818 The year is 340 BC. A hunted, haunted Brahmin youth vows revenge for the gruesome murder of his beloved father. Cold, calculating, cruel and armed with a complete absence of accepted morals, he becomes the most powerful political strategist in Bharat and succeeds in uniting a ragged country against the invasion of the army that demigod, Alexander the Great. Pitting the weak edges of both forces against each other, he pulls off a wicked and astonishing victory and succeeds in installing Chandragupta on the throne of the mighty Mauryan empire. History knows him as the brilliant strategist Chanakya. Satisfied - and a little bored - by his success as a kingmaker, through the simple summoning of his gifted mind, he recedes into the shadows to write his Arthashastra, the "science of wealth". But history, which excults in repeating itself, revives Chanakya two and a half millennia later, in the avatar of Gangasagar Mishra, a Brahmin teacher in small-town India who becomes puppeteer to a host of ambitious indivicduals - including a certain slumchild who grows up into a beautiful and powerful woman. Modern india happens to be just as riven as ancient Bharat by class hatred, corruption and divisive politics - and this landscape is Gangasagar's feasting ground. Can this wily pandit - who preys on greed, venality and sexual deviance - bring about another miracle of a united India? Will Chanakya's Chant work again? The year is 340 BC. A hunted, haunted Brahmin youth vows revenge for the gruesome murder of his beloved father. Cold, cunning, calculating, cruel and armed with a complete absence of accepted morals, he becomes the most powerful political strategist in Bharat and succeeds in uniting a ragged country against the invasion of the army of that demigod, Alexander the Great. Pitting the weak edges of both forces against each other, he pulls off a wicked and astonishing victory and succeeds in installing Chandragupta on the throne of the mighty Mauryan empire. History knows him as the brilliant strategist Chanakya. But history, which exults in repeating itself, revives Chanakya two and a half millennia later, in the avatar of Gangasagar Mishra, a Brahmin teacher in smalltown India who becomes puppeteer to a host of ambitious individuals--including a certain slumchild who grows up into a beautiful and powerful woman. Modern India happens to be just as riven as ancient Bharat by class hatred, corruption and divisive politics and this landscape is Gangasagar's feasting ground. Can this wily pandit--who preys on greed, venality and sexual deviance--bring about another miracle of a united India? Will Chanakya's chant work again? Ashwin Sanghi, the bestselling author of The Rozabal Line, brings you yet another spinechiller. Political grooming and conspiracy are at the core of Ashwin Sanghi's historical thriller. Modern India is interwoven with the life and strategies of Chanakya developed thousands of years ago