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Rajadhiraj
by Kanaiyalal Munshi
Description:
Short Stories Written By Kanaiyalal Munshi. They Have Given Brief Knowledge About Gujarat No Nath.
About The Author
Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi[1] (30 December 1887 – 8 February 1971), popularly known as K. M. Munshi, was an Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer and educationist from Gujarat state. A lawyer by profession, he later turned to literature and politics. He was a well-known name in Gujarati literature. He founded Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, an educational trust, in 1938. Munshi was also a litterateur with a wide range of interests. He is well known for his historical novels in Gujarati, especially his trilogy Patan-ni-Prabhuta (The Greatness of Patan), Gujarat-no-Nath (The Ruler of Gujarat) and Rajadhiraj (The Emperor). His other works include Jay Somnath (on Somnath temple), Krishnavatara (on Lord Krishna), Bhagavan Parasurama (on Parshurama), and Tapasvini (The Lure of Power) a novel with a fictional parallel drawn from the Freedom Movement of India under Mahatma Gandhi. Munshi also wrote several notable works in English.
Skryf Review
Amazing Read.I’ve been amazed by quite a few historical fiction already, but none of this specific genre. Rome is one of my favorite places ever since I was young. I aced my third year in high school where we had Greek, Roman, and Egyptian History. Those 3 are my main interest, kindly include Russian History but I haven’t read anything about that though. I know that this novel is high on the inaccuracy, but the author made a note in the end anyway. He said that he intentionally had to do the inaccuracy to make the plot a lot better. I honestly didn’t mind the inaccuracies, even though I’m a semi huge history buff. I found the novel really interesting despite the issue. I know most of the people who hated this didn’t like the inaccuracies, so I guess that goes to show that people have different opinions. I now conclude that I love reading about military and war fiction/non-fiction. I’m also currently reading The Thousand Names by Django Wexler, and I’m enjoying it a lot. Both focused heavily on war and military. I will surely read more of the genre. Thishas to be one of my favorite reads of 2015. I’m now reminded to make a top-something reads of 2015 shelf. Something about the setting and characters really made me enjoy this novel. It felt very, historical. It delivered the setting it was supposed to. It felt like living in Rome at some parts. The characters were really great. Gaius, Marcus, Renius, etc were awesome. Almost all of them were fully developed and contributed a lot more to the plot than possible.