चंद्रकांता

January 30,


Wow.
Just wow.

For a lover of epic fantasy, spell-binding magic, swashbuckling adventure and flawless narrative, I am appalled that this adaptation has been gathering dust on my bookshelf for such a long time.

The original tale has many feathers in its royal turban:

1) Chandrakanta is considered to be the first authentic work of Hindi prose in the Adhunik Kaal (modern period).
2) The author wrote ‘bayans’ or short chapters between and , which were published serially and widely distributed. People were so enchanted with the twists and turns in this nail-biting fantasy that it contributed to the learning of Hindi and the Devnagari script just so that could read and soak in these stories.
3) It may unarguably be the first mystery novel in Hindi.
4) The author goes down in the annals of Hindi literature as a figure who contributed to the growth of the Hindi novel, the Hindi language and most pleasingly, the reading habit.
d) It was, what can best be described as a bestseller that achieved the status of an early Harry Potter and even today, continues to enjoy a fan following.

In essence, Chandrakanta is a simple fairytale about a handsome prince who m

Books by Babu Devakinandan Khatri

चंद्रकांता (Chandrakanta #1)
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चंद्रकांता संतति 1 (Chandrakanta, #2)
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चंद्रकांता संतति 2 (Chandrakanta, #3)
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चंद्रकांता संतति 3 (Chandrakanta, #4)
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चंद्रकांता संतति 5 (Chandrakanta, #6)
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चंद्रकांता संतति 4 (Chandrakanta, #5)
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चंद्रकांता संतति 6 (Chandrakanta, #7)
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भूतनाथ
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नरेंद्र मोहिनी
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ചന്ദ്രകാന്ത | Chandrakantha Vol
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चंद्रकांता संतति (Vol to 7) (Third Edition, )
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The Bowl Full of Blood
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