Ratings: 4/5 ⭐
Genre: Thriller; A fusion of mythology with historical and fictional events
Number of Pages: 282
Format: Kindle
Publisher: Vineet Bajpai publishers
Published in: 2017
Harappa- curse of the blood river
Harappa- curse of the blood river, one of the three books of the Harappa Trilogy written by Vineet Bajpai. It deals with fictional, mythological, and historical events, crafted beautifully by the author.
Summary
The plot of Harappa- curse if the blood river deals with three different timelines and settings with a veiled connection- 2017(present time)in Delhi and Vanaras, 1700 BC in Harappa, also 2017 in Rome and Paris. Also, there is a part that deals with Goa in the 16th century.
2017:-
Vidyut Shastri, a young entrepreneur from Delhi, who lives with his girlfriend, Damini, gets an unexpected summons from his 108-year-old great grandfather who is now on his deathbed. The old matthadheesh or clan-leader Brahmin from the ancient Indian city of Kashi (Banaras) wants to reveal the secret of a prehistoric curse to Vidyut. A curse that not just destroyed an entire civilization thousands of years ago, but also obliterated its very truth. Until now. The dying Brahmin, Dwarka Shastri, is the last among a lineage of guardians of a hidden cellar in the complex maze of a Shiva temple in Banaras.
There lies buried a 3,500-year-old encrypted and preserved hand-written scroll. It has a lone Sanskrit couplet written on it, along with a prophecy that during a specific sacred hour in the Rohini Nakshatra (constellation) on the Purnima or full-moon as per the shaka-samvat or Hindu calendar, a person of their own bloodline, yet unblemished by the sins of his ancestors, will unfurl the dark secret. He will put an end to the most horrifying curse in the history of mankind. The sacred hour has arrived.
Vidyut reaches the Matth at Vanaras along with his best friend, Bala, to find that his Baba(Great Grandfather) was seriously ill.
But the Oldman was adamant to spill the beans he was holding for these many years, about how Vidyut was the last Devta, a reincarnation of Vivasvan Pujari, their ancestor and he was their savior and was born for a great reason, not only for their tribe but the whole mankind.
Vidyut meets Naina, who supposedly has been waiting for him for 20 long years and clearly is in love with him. She’s exceptionally beautiful and multi-talented. Thus, here comes a love triangle into play.
Vidyut saves his life from a deadly killer, Romi Pereira, sent from Paris, only to find out that his closest friend was betraying him.
1700 BCE:-
Vivasvan Pujari, termed Devta(half-human, half-god), was the most enlightened and loved one in the golden city of Harappa. He was going to be the chief priest of the town. He had a happy family, his wife Sanjna and son Manu. Although his closest friend, Chandradhar was extremely happy for him, his wife, Priyamvada was equally jealous.
“It is a woman that is the progenitor of entire creation. Yet it is often a woman that has led to the bloodiest of wars. Man is but a conduit for the will of the woman.”
She wanted to be the princess of the city. So she plotted wicked plans against Vivasvan, accuses him of the murder of the dancer, Nayantara, gets the whole city intoxicated with the help of some Mesopotamian magicians: Ap, Sha, and Gun, and throws the Devta into MritKarawas (the dungeons of the dead) and proclaims herself as the Queen. Manu, Vivasvan’s son tries his best to rescue his father but fails.
Furious Vivaasan who’s almost strangling for survival, after having spent some excruciating time within the four walls of the mritkaravas and receiving pelting from the drunken crowd blurts out the most pristine and yet the most vicious words, cursing all of Harappa and the whole mankind towards Pralay- the deluge of the dead!
About the Author
Vineet Bajpai- Author of Harappa
Vineet Bajpai (born 18 September 1977) is an Indian entrepreneur and author. Bajpai is the author of five books: Build From Scratch, The Street to the Highway, The 30 Something CEO, Harappa- Curse of the Blood River, Pralay: The Great Deluge, and Kashi: Secret of the Black Temple. He is the Founder and CEO of Talentrack, an online platform for hiring and talent crowdsourcing for the media and entertainment sector. He is also the Founder & Chairman of Magnon\TBWA and Magnon eg+. Both Magnon companies are part of the Fortune 500 Omnicom Group.
Personal Reviews on Harappa- Curse of the Blood River
The plot of Harappa- curse of the blood river is amazing. Though the beginning is a bit complex, it becomes clear as the story moves ahead and the points are connected. The dynamic characters, the flow and narration, and the word craft simply make the book a must-read. The sporadical change in the timeline and place helps a lot in maintaining the suspense. You just cannot keep the book down until you’ve reached the end.
“The blackest of depravity and the whitest of goodness, both reside in the same heart, suppressed or bolstered at the behest of the soul.”
“Religion is a great cleanser, but it is also vulnerable to the dirt it aims to clean.”
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