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The Silent Sacrifice
The Lost Dance of Thandanthottam
The Silent Sacrifice
What if the greatest warrior of the Mahabharata never fought?
What if his silence carried the weight of the world?
In a forest forgotten by kings, a boy is born to storm and shadow. Barbarik, grandson of Bhima, son of Ghatotkacha, grows into a warrior with three arrows that never miss, a vow that binds him to justice, and a fate no weapon c
What if the greatest warrior of the Mahabharata never fought?
What if his silence carried the weight of the world?
In a forest forgotten by kings, a boy is born to storm and shadow. Barbarik, grandson of Bhima, son of Ghatotkacha, grows into a warrior with three arrows that never miss, a vow that binds him to justice, and a fate no weapon can undo.
When the great war of Kurukshetra gathers its winds, Barbarik arrives not to fight, but to watch. And in giving up his head, he finds his voice.
Told with lyrical depth, mythic grandeur, and startling intimacy, The Silent Sacrifice reimagines the Mahabharata through the eyes of its quietest hero. This is not the tale of who won or lost. But of the one who saw everything.
The Horizon Burns
The Lost Dance of Thandanthottam
The Silent Sacrifice
“Some maps end in monsters. Others end in boys like Tomas.”
Lisbon is grey with hunger and hope. Vasco da Gama’s ships prepare to sail into legend, chasing spices, salvation, and the edge of the world. Among them hides Tomas, an orphaned tanner’s apprentice who dares to stow away in search of something more.
From the freezing decks of the S
“Some maps end in monsters. Others end in boys like Tomas.”
Lisbon is grey with hunger and hope. Vasco da Gama’s ships prepare to sail into legend, chasing spices, salvation, and the edge of the world. Among them hides Tomas, an orphaned tanner’s apprentice who dares to stow away in search of something more.
From the freezing decks of the Sao Rafael to the humid jungles of Sao Tome, Tomas must navigate the brutal codes of sailors, the pull of forbidden friendship, and the haunting rhythms of a land that remembers every trespass.
The Horizon Burns is a lyrical, immersive coming-of-age tale set at the dawn of the Age of Discovery. A novel about the cost of dreams, the weight of history, and the quiet defiance of those the chronicles forget.
The Lost Dance of Thandanthottam
The Lost Dance of Thandanthottam
The Lost Dance of Thandanthottam
When a long-lost idol resurfaces in a New York auction house, a forgotten village in Tamil Nadu stirs awake.
For decades, Thandanthottam has lived quietly. Its temples weathered, its Gods stolen, and its stories fading into silence. But when Adityan Iyer, a devout temple priest, stumbles upon an image of the village’s missing Nataraja idol
When a long-lost idol resurfaces in a New York auction house, a forgotten village in Tamil Nadu stirs awake.
For decades, Thandanthottam has lived quietly. Its temples weathered, its Gods stolen, and its stories fading into silence. But when Adityan Iyer, a devout temple priest, stumbles upon an image of the village’s missing Nataraja idol abroad, a ripple of memory and hope begins to spread. From dusty police stations to indifferent bureaucrats, from WhatsApp groups of scattered descendants to shadowy networks of idol smugglers, a quiet but determined search unfolds.
Joined by Sharvani Shivashankar, a skeptical Mumbai journalist drawn into the heart of the mystery, Adityan embarks on a journey that spans continents, archives, and ancestral bonds. Uncovering a story of faith, loss, and the many ways a place can call you home long after you've left it.
Rooted in real history and born of cultural longing, The Lost Dance of Thandanthottam is a moving novel about memory, reclamation, and the sacred spaces that endure. Within villages, and within us.