{"id":11962,"date":"2019-03-03T13:40:51","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T08:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.wordpress.com\/?p=11962"},"modified":"2019-03-03T13:40:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-03T08:10:51","slug":"divyastra-by-nimish-tanna-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/03\/divyastra-by-nimish-tanna-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Divyastra by Nimish Tanna (Book Review)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/books\/1547169808l\/43531831.jpg\" alt=\"Divyastra\" width=\"248\" height=\"395\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/43531831-divyastra\">Add this book on Goodreads\u00a0<br>Buy this book on Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Genre:<\/strong>\u00a0Fiction<\/li><li><strong>Source<\/strong>: Review Copy<\/li><li><strong>Format:<\/strong>\u00a0Paperback<\/li><li><strong>Pages:<\/strong>\u00a0233<\/li><li><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Wordit CDE <\/li><li><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong>\u00a0January 9th 2019 <\/li><li><strong>My Rating:<\/strong>\u00a03 stars<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Goodreads Blurb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thousands of years ago, Indian Yogis possessed the knowledge to obtain the weapons of the gods. However, this knowledge could only be transferred from a Guru to his disciple by word of mouth. In today\u2019s world, one mystic, who calls himself Guruji, still possesses this knowledge and is using it to empower an innocent person\u2019s life. Only, this empowerment could be a deception and the innocent person is a thirteen-year-old boy with a stutter&#8230;<br>In this intertwining tale, an ambitious yet unsuccessful Shankar, in search of his identity, is manipulated to embark on a never-told-before fantasy tale; only to rediscover the father he never knew and unmask the mystical Guruji.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amidst this confounding concoction of ancient myths, deluding personas and dispersed emotions, will Shankar ever be able to separate fact from fiction and find his true identity? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My Thoughts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The book starts with the prominent Dr. S. Vyas, a Nobel laureate in Physics talking about how things we believe to be products of advanced technology were present in ancient Indian scriptures. He talks about the three divyastras and other brilliant weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shankar is an IT employee. He goes back to his hometown when an unfortunate event occurs. His grandfather tells him a story about Indrajit, a 13-year-old boy who keeps to himself. He gets lost on a school trip to a national park. There, he encounters a Guruji and has some strange experiences. Shankar&#8217;s grandfather&#8217;s stories had a much deeper meaning which Shankar discovers later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plot is interesting and well structured. However, it was over-the-top for me and felt a bit ridiculous. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The narration and writing style of the book keeps the reader engaged. The book is fast-paced and suspenseful. I couldn&#8217;t see where it was going, and the ending surprised me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the kind of book that may appeal to only certain readers. It was a miss for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have an interest in celestial weapons and Indian mythology, I would recommend this book.\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add this book on Goodreads\u00a0Buy this book on Amazon Genre:\u00a0Fiction Source: Review Copy Format:\u00a0Paperback Pages:\u00a0233 Publisher:\u00a0Wordit CDE Publication Date:\u00a0January 9th 2019 My Rating:\u00a03 stars<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/03\/divyastra-by-nimish-tanna-book-review\/#more-11962\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &#10142; <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Divyastra by Nimish Tanna (Book Review)<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-reviews"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4559,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2017\/02\/04\/books-i-read-in-january-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":11962,"position":0},"title":"January 2017 Reads","date":"February 4, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Hello everyone! 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