The Last War & Other stories is the debut scifi book authored by Sambit Daspatnaik . The main story ‘The Last War’ is a science fiction story depicting a post Mahabharat war era of Ancient India featuring the descendants of the Pandavas where old secrets are unveiled during a mammoth invasion in the land of …
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Vrinda disliked the gloomy mall, while walking along with her mother amidst the silently moving crowd. She could see everyone dressed up with dreadful looking faces and scary costumes. She wasn’t too happy looking at everyone moving around like zombies as if they had resurrected fresh from the graveyard adjoining the mall. The abominable stare …
After going through a good number of scifi, historic fictions and life learning books, I picked up this book for some light humour and puns. And the book provided me with just what I wanted. The book has several chapters with short stories or should I say myriad life instances or journey through the eyes …
Have you ever heard of a story written in the form of a poetry? This is one such rare piece of a gem. As I journeyed through life along with the author, to a great extent I could feel the missed childhood days that were enjoyed earlier, that gradually turned mundane as life progressed from …
The giant monoliths stood tall amidst the dry arid desert. In fact, they formed a pair. Unlike the previous ones that disappeared mysteriously within a few days, these stood permanently. Revathi and her team were studying the radiations being emitted from these massive metallic single piece structures from a small lab set-up at a close …
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Sitakund is known for its waterfall and Lulung for its vast serene forest patch beside the Palpala river. Legend has it that Sitakund was presided by Goddess Sita, the wife of Lord Rama, the avatar of Lord Vishnu who came to Earth to remove evil and re-establish Dharma (righteousness). Sitakund is one of the many …
Wishing everyone a Happy #Ganesh #Chaturthi. May Lord #Ganesha bless you with #peace, #happiness and #wisdom. Sharing my latest #artwork using #ink and #pencil.
Do you want to read a sci-fi book that runs through different timelines and parallel universes? A book that takes you through a journey of a romantic relationship between the purebred rep and his consort sent for a divine purpose? The main protagonist, a hybrid rep oscillates between his supreme and demonic tendencies, hybrid as …
I read the book, The Celestine Prophesy by author James Redfield, long time back. And the impressions still remain as one that provides a profound insight into the steps that help reach the spiritual pinnacle in one’s life. The life lessons around spirituality are imbedded through a beautiful fiction. The reader adventures through the rain …
Chilika Lake is the largest brackish water lagoon in the world, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha state on the east coast of India, flowing into the Bay of Bengal, covering an area of over a thousand square kilometer. It is also the largest coastal lagoon in India and wintering ground …
The Konark Sun temple in Puri Odisha is an example of a wonderful architecture, extremely detailed sculpting and a monumental piece full of mystery. Part of the temple ruins still stand and have witnessed the changing time through centuries. So what’s so special about this temple? In fact, there are many. Right from its construction, …
What doesn’t God do for His devotees? He cares for His devotees; He takes their suffering upon Him; He comes out of the temple and visits them so that they can touch Him, feel Him, serve Him. One such example is of Lord Jagannath’s ardent devotee Madhav Das, who would serve Lord Jagannath all by …
Feature book Review- Saahi & Sudheer by @author.yogitawarde I picked up a romantic novel after a long time as I was mostly engrossed with sci-fi and historical fictions : ) . When I read this book, it brought a smile on my face due to its sweetness and simplicity. I loved how Saahi and Sudheer …
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Here is an altogether different mesmerizing #scifi thriller in the form of a #videobook. Video book is a relatively new concept after the advent of the #audiobooks that happened around a couple of decades back. My friend, author Adrien Hingert is launching his book ‘Arrival of the Gods’ as a video book. This is what …
The ten headed #Rakshasa (demon) #Ravana used his #Pushpaka #Vimana (The bird shaped flying machine) to traverse across the world. He stole it from his half brother Kubera, who was in turn gifted with this technological marvel by Vishwakarma, the architect of the Gods on the advise of Lord #Shiva. Were our great ancestors spiritually …
“THE LAST WAR, a unique and a new subject related to fiction stories collection by our dear Sambit Daspatnaik.The more we read,the more we were amazed for his #writting skills.We wish him all the best and will wait for more books to be published in near future.” MR. ARUP KUMAR HAZRA Sr. Engineer and Consultant …
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Featured book – Lucky by Roli Mohanka. An amazing #speculative short fiction by a very young author, who is still in her schooling and studying. I was amazed by the concept and imagination of Roli who wrote such a wonderful story through the eyes of a ‘Man eating Lizard’. The story has a good mix …
What if the descendants of the #Pandavas witnessed the same #ancient technology and magic that their great ancestors had witnessed during the time of the great #Mahabharata War? Does war ever stop. Almost in every decade, era and epoch, we hear of a war in some part of the world. These wars are often fought …
“Mesmerizing…from start to finish…a refreshing new thought process…well done.” – Sumit Seth, Managing Director at Forum India You will also find Sumit’s testimonial in the 2nd edition of my book ‘The Last War & Other Stories’. ————————————————— The Last War – Summary and Book Link The Last War & Other stories is the debut scifi …
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It’s an awesome feeling to receive a wonderful feedback from such a senior and learned person. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book – ‘The last war’ by Sambit Daspatnaik. A combination of a novel and a collection of short stories is a pleasant surprise. More than anything, I enjoyed the author’s passion about ‘#Bharath’ and …
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I love historical fantasies… and one may call it synchronicity that I had this wonderful opportunity to connect with Shri Shakti Ghosal, author of the book ‘The Chronicler of the Hooghly’, which is a historical fantasy. Shakti is an engineer, an IIM Bangalore graduate, a coach and calls himself a maverick. He provides leadership and …
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