Author- B. S. Sarwagna Kumar
Publishers- HALF
BAKED BEANS
Pages- 300
Genre- Myths,
Legends & Sagas
Blurb- If you
think humanity has lost its meaning, greater darkness is on its way. What could
have happened in the past that made our present to be in this way? And how
would our present society demolish the future to crumbles? This is war; the war
between the first devil, and his nemesis...war between religion and divinity of
'spirituality & knowing'...war between cruel hearted and kind ones. This is
the war of KALIYUG. An army consisting an axe, a sword, a horse, great wisdom,
and the remains of a dead child, is coming to slay the first of evil and his
minions. Pick your side. Good or evil? Respect or rape? Kindness or cruelty?
Come join Kaliyug's secretive battle with its twisted secretive plot!
Book Review- ‘Kaliyug - The Secret Plot’ is the book-1 of Kali
trilogy. This book has been divided into two fragments-
1) The Journey so Far – This is the interesting part. The
author leads the reader through many mythological events which some of us may
have read or heard about. The novelty lies in putting together these apparently
unrelated events like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. How humanity plotted its
own fall- from the zenith of ‘Satyug’ to the nadir of ‘Kaliyug’ forms the basis
of the story. The author has put in a lot
of hard work in compiling mythological records. Kali, the antagonist (if you
choose to call him one) has been portrayed in an innovative way. I loved the
concept of ‘Brahma years’.
I won’t spill the beans here, though. Read the book to know
more.
2) The Journey Afar- It is in the second portion of the book
that the author begins to loose grip over the proceedings. Sometimes, you feel
as if you are reading two different books. At the same time, one cannot take
credit away from the author as he, in a thought-provoking way, brings out the
reasons behind the decay prevalent in today’s societal framework. Man if left
to his own devices is none the better than an animal- wild, wanton, savage with
lust and greed pervading his bloodstream.
It would be interesting to see what the author intends to
pen in the next two parts of this trilogy. This book appears to be complete in
itself.
Verdict- A good
book, if you are not already tired of the ‘mythology’ based books flooding the
market.
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