Lost in time Ghatotkacha and the Game of Illusions

‘I am the rakshasa Ghatotkacha born of the Lord Bhimasena and the lady Hidimba. I rule over hill and vale wood and stream protecting the spirit of the forest and all who live in it.’ Young Chintamani Dev Gupta on holiday in a bird camp near Lake Sattal is transported via a wormhole to the days of the Mahabharata. Trapped in time he meets Ghatotkacha and his mother the demoness Hidimba. But the gentle giant a master of illusion and mind-boggling rakshasa technology wields his strength just as well as he knows the age-old secrets of the forest and the elemental forces. And in his enlightening company Chintamani finds himself in the thick of the events of the most enduring Indian epic.An intense yet tender look at a rare friendship as well as the abiding puzzles of the past this is a fascinating read. About the Author Namita Gokhale is the author of fourteen books including the very popular children’s book Puffin Mahabharata published in 2009.