Purvanubhava: The rise of the legend of Panini by Dr. Ashutosh Jain

"Purvanubhava: The rise of the legend of Panini" by Dr. Ashutosh Jain - Undeclared series!

This book was published by India Press, Meerut in 2020 and has 254 pages. 

Kaliyug. Two army men, Abhinav and Ravi. Battle with Pakistanis in Siachen. Another dimension. Nandanvan. Mayavi forces. Gandharv lok. The legend of Panini. Shukracharya. Revenge.

Where are Devas? Who is Kaal? What is Shukracharya planning? What is the legend of Panini?

The story is engaging. It takes us from Siachen to Nandanvan to Gandharv lok to Amravati to Vishnu avatar and back to modern day.

Author uses a blend of physical and metaphysical worlds and leverages on the philosophy and stories of Sanatan dharma. One story suddenly morphs into another story. Both stories are interesting but reader is lost for a while. 

While reading the book I felt that a lot of time is spent in the adventure of Ravi and Gayatri in Gandharv lok, Karnav Rishi's era, Bali's time etc. I started feeling that author is going to fall short of pages to conclude the book. But author didn't fall short. Why? Because the story doesn't end. Readers will have to wait for next book. It's a series!

The book doesn't say it's a series. Readers come to know about it at the end. I have always maintained that author has to be honest and should declare that it's a series. Choice of whether to read the series or not should lie with reader. Not doing so is cheating. 

The orange monster is an imitation of The Hulk. Why was Bali killed? 

So what's about the title. It simply means that whatever you have accumulated over previous births comes to use in subsequent births. 

Why did I read this book? Interesting title. 

What I didn't like? Not declaring that it's a series.  

What did I like? Story. 

Read only if you plan to read the series.