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The novel was translated into English by V. Y Kantak, and published in 1995 by Sahitya Akademi. The Tamil translation was published in 1973 under the title Vazhkkai Oar Nadagam . It was also adapted into the Gujarati film Manvini Bhavai (1993) by Upendra Trivedi , which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati . [ 8 ]
Minakshi Raja of The Free Press Journal described the book as "well worth a read" but felt the ending was conventional. [10] Karishma Kuenzang of India Today said that the book is "intriguing enough to keep you hooked till the last page". [1] She also compared it to Amitav Ghosh's The Shadow Lines, which was based on a similar theme. [1]
Chanakya's Chant was released on 26 January 2011 and entered all major Indian national bestseller lists within two months. [1] It reached #1 on India Today's bestseller list on 4 April 2011. [2] On 19 June 2011, UTV Software Communications announced that it had acquired the movie rights of the novel. [3]
List of novels [1] [2] Title Author Year Language Notes Anguriyo Binimoy: Bhudev Mukhopadhyay: 1862 Bengali: First known historical novel of India. Doorgeshnondini: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay: 1865 Bengali: First part of first trilogy in historical novels of India.
The novel is set around 1911 to 1919 in Delhi.Ahmed Ali has vividly drawn the picture of old Delhi and its Muslim inhabitants of that era. He depicts the themes of disintegration, degeneration, alienation, gender and social conflicts, nostalgia, the downfall of the Mughal emperors, and the effects of colonialism and imperialism on Indian Muslims in Delhi.
He influences younger generations with his socially relevant writings and YouTube videos. In his writings he addresses many of social problems in India like poverty, prejudices, and superstitions, and encourages people to be socially responsible. He successfully bridges the idealistic and the popular styles of literature.
The novel is a retelling of the Indian epic Mahabharata from the perspective of Bhima, the second Pandava. The story deviates from the traditional story as it avoids the divine elements and re-represent the characters and events realistically. One of the reasons critics cite for the novel's cult following is its revisionism.
400 Days is the tenth novel and the thirteenth book written by the Indian author Chetan Bhagat. It is the third installment of the author's popular Keshav-Saurabh mystery series following The Girl in Room 105 (2018) [ 3 ] and One Arranged Murder (2020).