Bharat Kshetra -The Hidden Matrix - The Jambudveep Series - Book 1, Paperback | Mythological Fantasy
Set against the vivid, complicated backdrop of 1990s India, this mythological fantasy by Vipul Shah follows three children whose lives are being quietly, invisibly shaped by forces far older than any of them can imagine. Tejomayi grows up in a remote Himalayan hermitage, raised under the watchful eyes of seven ageless sages and creatures that seem, somehow, to be more than animals. Pravash, fifteen and headstrong, flees Kolkata for love and stumbles into a world of trafficking, drugs, and false holy men, only to be pulled back from the edge by a single, burning vision. Soham, a reserved prodigy in Bangalore, is tucked away by a wandering sage who speaks in half-truths and knows far more than he lets on. Above and beneath it all, an ancient council struggles to maintain a protective matrix around Bharat Kshetra. Portals open. Vampiric creatures called Raktans and Ghraaks creep through Arctic darkness. A Punjab drug lord builds his empire on poisoned heroin and orphanages with deeply sinister purposes. A nuclear test in the Baluchistan desert carries meanings nobody's reporting. Shah weaves dharma and adharma through rivers, cities, and television screens as these three separate lives inch towards each other. On the night of 9/9/99, their dreams finally meet, offering the first unsettling glimpse of a conflict that has been gathering for centuries. Some destinies aren't recorded in ancient texts or celestial patterns. They live in blood, in memory, and in echoes that refuse to fade.
- Author: Vipul Shah
- Publisher: Nu Voice Press
- Genre: Mythology & Folklore
- ISBN: 978-8199899308
- Pages: 384 pages