New Delhi /Deepak Mandal,Nitika Ahluwalia: "The Seal of Surya" debut novel launched by the Author Amritanshu Pandey .
The book is a piece of fiction which tells the Vedic and pre-Vedic period. It explains story about the beginning of the Suryavansha and the first king of Aryavarta, Ikshvaku Manav. “Ikshvaku is not as famous as The great kings,my book enlighten about him that he was also among the great kings and the first king of Aryavrata,how he fought with his armies against the enemies that stood in their way,i just tried to answer those questions with my imagination,”adding that he had also researched on ancient scripts to get the answers.
Amritanshu has a very clear view about what he wants to express through his book.His book is not only the story of Ikshavaku, the son of Surya, but also tells us the author’s views on how the Suryavansh might have begun and the Ikshavaku Manav made Aryavarta’s first king.
“The mythology story begins when the ancient tribes Deva and Asoora brought destruction to either side .The Raakshasha , Ghandharva, Yaksha threaten the emerging city of Ayurvrata.At this point Ikshvaku rises to save the solar tribes and rises to become the first king of Aryavrata,”Pandey reveals.
Pandey has been planning to write books ever since he was 13 years old. It took almost three and a half years to research and develop the ideas about the book.He still remembers his early authors and considers them his inspiration “Isaac Azimov” is one of them whom he admired the most. Amritansu has a keen interest in Science and fiction, on which he is planning to write his next book.
Launching of the book was done in the presence of Veer Sanghavi- Prominent Author and Journalist,Justice Mukul Mudgal,Wajahat Habibullah,Dr.Adish C.Aggarwala-President ICJ, Umesh Upadhyaya-President News Network.
The book is based upon the Indian mythology but with different content, new theme and different story.