The Hidden Hindu is a trilogy of science fiction thrillers interwoven with mythology and adventure. The second book is already published, while the 3rd book could be out in February 2023.

Story of The Hidden Hindu

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Book One of The Hidden Hindu

Pages – 256
Publisher – Penguin
Date of publication – February 2022
Genre – Historical fiction/Thriller
Stars – 4.5 out of 5 stars

The book cover is attractive and showcases a favourable recommendation by the renowned author Anand Nilekantan.

This series begins with a twenty-one-year-old boy named Prithvi trying to find an Aghori named Om Shastri.

Aghoris are strong, fearless devotees of the Hindu God, Lord Shiva. They perform rituals and spiritual practices that are tough and not performed by common folks.

Om Shastri, an ageless Aghori, is believed to be living since the beginning of the four yugas of Hinduism. He is said to have witnessed the time of Ramayan and Mahabharat.

Tracing Om Shastri back more than 200 years, some people transport him to a secret island to find more details from him. The Aghori is drugged and hypnotised so that he speaks secrets of the past.

Read about the secrets that Om Shastri reveals in this mysterious science fiction/mythological adventure story.

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Book Two of The Hidden Hindu

Pages – 250
Publisher – Penguin
Year of publication – August 2022
Genre – Thriller/Historical/Science/Mythological fiction
Stars – 4.5 out of 5

Om Shastri doesn’t know the complete details of times gone by. Yet, he has mighty beings supporting him.

The magical herb of Mritsanjeevani is in the hands of the wrong people after the first battle is lost. Consuming mritsanjeevani is known to grant immortality and heal diseases.

Even as the gods and demons continue to be very powerful, they seek mritsanjeevani. Everybody searches the mysterious verse with a hidden agenda.

So, you will read about various people such as Ashwatthama, Parashurama, Nagendra and his supporters Parimal and LSD, and many others.

You will read about Satya Yug, Treta Yug, Dwapar Yug and Kali Yug.

The story begins in 2020 during the pandemic yet the narrative goes in different eras and time zones. You will visit the extinct land of the past that have legendary serpents, curses and cures.

The narrative could overwhelm you because it travels back and forth from the present to the ancient, medieval and recent history. Not only this, but the geographic location also changes widely.

Even then, you will enjoy reading the book simply because it is an exciting rollercoaster narrative.

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About Author Akshat Gupta

Apart from being a fiction writer, author Akshat Gupta is also a lyricist, historian and screenwriter.

Akshat Gupta had yet to publish famous Indian stories before he began his writing journey with The Hidden Hindu.

As a child, he was passionate about listening to mythological stories and often wondered about immortal beings from Indian Hindu religious stories. So, what made him write this hit combination of mythology-history-adventure-science fiction?

Originally, Akshat Gupta is from Indore and has a family-owned restaurant business which he was involved in before he moved to Mumbai to pursue his career as a writer.

Akshat Gupta was married and has a son from the marriage. Good times took a turn when the couple parted ways. The separation took a toll when Akshat plunged into self destructive sorrow.

After Akshat recovered from the event, he started writing stories so his son could read them and know more about his father.

Akshat was influenced by Hindu stories, so he wrote about the Hindu gods but added various other elements in his unique story.

Initially, publishers refused to publish Akshat Gupta’s book, which is why he self-published his literary work.

Eventually, his book reached Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni and impressed him with it’s storytelling. Subsequently, Dhoni took over the visual rights of the novel. After this, Penguin Publishers offered to publish his book.

Conclusion

The Hidden Hindu is a multilayered impressive fiction novel thats a combination of several elements and characters.

Historical figures, celestial beings from religious texts, epics, Hindu yugas, and whatnot are all interwoven in this mythological fiction/science fiction/fantasy thriller. It’s an enjoyable novel if you enjoy reading the genre.

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