The Rise of Sivagami (Bahubali

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>About the Book</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>MASTERFULLY PLOTTED AND PACKED WITH ACTION THIS NOVEL TELLS THE STORY OF SIVAGAMI AND HER PAST.</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When five-year-old Sivagami witnesses her father being branded a traitor and executed by the maharaja of Mahishmathi she vows to one day destroy the kingdom. At seventeen she recovers a manuscript from her crumbling ancestral mansion. Written in a strange language called Paisachi the manuscript contains a secret that may redeem her father or condemn him further.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Meanwhile Kattappa a proud and idealistic young slave who blindly believes in his duty finds himself in the service of a spoilt prince. Alongside he must try and keep his brother who resents their social position and yearns for freedom out of trouble.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>As Sivagami tries to unravel the secret of the manuscript she finds that the empire of Mahishmathi is teeming with conspirators palace intrigues corrupt officials and revolutionaries. An ambitious nobleman will do anything for power and money. A secret group of warriors under the leadership of a seventy-year-old woman is determined to stop the slave trade. A forest tribe deeply resentful of having been driven away from their holy mountain three hundred years ago is preparing to wage war against the king.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>About the Author</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Anand Neelakantan is the bestselling author of </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Asura: Tale of the Vanquished</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> which told the story of the Ramayana from Ravana's unique perspective. He followed it up with the hugely successful Ajaya series. </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Ajaya Book I: Roll of the Dice</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> and </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Ajaya Book II: Rise of Kali</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> narrated the Mahabharata from Duryodhana's point of view. Both </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Asura: Tale of the Vanquished</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> and </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Ajaya Book I: Roll of the Dice</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> have been nominated for the Crossword Popular Choice Awards in 2013 and 2014 respectively.</span></p><p>Anand has also written the screenplays for various popular TV shows including Star TV's mega series <em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Siya Ke Ram</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> Sony TV's </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Mahabali Hanuman</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> and Colours TV's </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Chakravartin Samrat Ashoka</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. He has also written for major newspapers such as </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Hindu The Times of India</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> and </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Indian Express</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. Besides English he also writes in Malayalam and has published stories as well cartoons in various Malayalam magazines.</span></p><p>He lives in Mumbai with his wife Aparna daughter Ananya son Abhinav and pet dog Jackie the Blackie.</p>