‘Aiyars’ are secret agents or spies in the employment of Royalty and are highly-skilled in fighting, spying, disguise etc. It is essentially a world full of optical illusion, magic realism and deception.Ĭhandrakanta is rescued by Virendra Singh and his ‘Aiyars’ - another concept from Khatri’s imaginative mind. This book popularised the concept of ‘Tillism’ in Hindi literature. The story picks up pace after Chandrakanta is trapped in a ‘Tilism’.

After failing in his plans, Kroor Singh enlists the help of Shivdutt, the king of Chunargarh. Kroor Singh, one of the courtiers in the King’s court at Vijaygarh, has plans of wooing Chandrakanta and marrying her to gain control over the Vijaygarh kingdom. Vijay’s deep voice and cadence adds to the rustic, mystical charm of Khatri’s words, and they both weave magic together to transport listeners to sprawling kingdoms of Naughar and Vijaygarh and into the fascinating love story of the feisty Chandrakanta and Virendra Singh - star-crossed lovers of rival kingdoms.Ĭhandrakanta is the princess of Vijaygarh while Virendra Singh is the prince of Naugarh.

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While people still remember the popular TV serial, seldom do they seem to know or recognise the person behind it all -Devaki Nandan Khatri - the author of the namesake novel on which the TV series was partly based.Ī classic in the truest sense of the word, Khatri’s masterpiece unfortunately remains widely unknown to the younger generation.ĪudioBites, a freemium app by Storytel, is changing that. Published in 1888, it is widely recognised as the first modern Hindi bestseller.īetween 19, Indians were also given an entertaining treat with the broadcast Chandrakanta as a drama series on DD National. More than a century before Game of Thrones enthralled the world with its mythical, magical world of dragons, wars, and feuding families, Indians were fervently flipping through an epic fantasy novel Chandrakanta.

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