The Aryavarta Chronicles Book 2: Kaurava

Watch out for The Aryavarta Chronicles Book 2: Kaurava

Coming your way very soon!

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Magical Madness!

Magical Madness - that's the only way to describe these past some days. After launching Govinda: Book 1 of the Aryavarta Chronicles in both Delhi and Bangalore (and feasting on some great food in the process - details of the road trip to follow) its back to reality, the computer, and Book 2 - though an air of excitement still remains.

For one, Govinda has made it to the Asian Age's top ten bestsellers lists (and I'm personally uber-kicked to be in the company of Jeet Thayil and "Narcopolis")


The Asian Age has also carried an interview, in which I manage to sound (IMHO) not very dorky, so that went well.


More stuff is sent to happen over the next couple of weeks - am doing my first Singapore reading tomorrow (the 11th of August) at Select Books on Armenian Street. I will be part on an exciting line-up that includes Vincent Clay, Stephanie Ye, and Heng Siok Tan.




Also, The Aryavarta Chronicles now has its own Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/thearyavartachronicles

Note also the new website: www.aryavartachronicles.com

No wonder I'm still reeling :-)

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The Aryavarta Chronicles Book 1: Govinda now available in bookstores

Govinda: Book 1 of The Aryavarta Chronicles now available in stores

Its here! Copies of Govinda are available in leading bookstores across India and Singapore. Crossword has also designated it their "Book of the Month". For those of you who prefer to shop online, IndiaPlaza, Flipkart, Sapna Book House and other merchants let you buy it online.
Here's hoping you enjoy reading it!

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Govinda - Book Cover

And here it is: The final cover... Also watch out for the poster in bookstores soon!

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And the countdown begins....

It hits me with a slight, somewhat-pleasant jolt that after all the hard work (a reason why things have been quiet on this blog for a while now) and anticipation, 'Govinda' is now in the last stages of editing - and of course to be published within a matter of months!

As work continues on full throttle, the past few months have also seen the Chronicles receive mention in the press. Most notably, the Aryavarta Chronicles made it to the much-followed Hindustan Times list of trends to watch out for in 2012!

Hindustan Times - 2012: What's trending now

The Aryavarta Chronicles were also picked up by the Times of India and mentioned in its national pages as part of an article on trilogies.

So, here's to all the excitement 2012 promises! Look out for sneak peeks of the book cover of Govinda, soon!

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The Aryavarta Chronicles - Soon to be published by Hachette India!

So here it is, finally - Am happy to share with everyone that Hachette India will be publishing 'Govinda' - book 1 of The Aryavarta Chronicles in early 2012! Books 2 and 3 - 'Firewright' and 'The Cowherd Prince' will follow later the same year.

Hachette, as many readers are no doubt familiar, is one of the world largest publishers of books - Needless to say, I'm terribly excited at the prospect of having my books under their banner. All thanks and credit to Jayapriya Vasudevan and Priya Doraswamy of Jacaranda - my literary agents, and  dear friends! Incessant thanks also to my family, and to the dear friends and mentors who've stood by me from crazy idea to incomprehensible draft, and of course, the final books.

I hope to share more on the progress of the book, as it goes through the editing, publishing and marketing process, and of course, as I continue to work on Book 3 and beyond. For now though, I invite you all to be a part of my excitement at beginning the next stage of this journey... into Aryavarta.

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