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Ruchir Gupta

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Historical Fiction, History, Contemporary

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Ruchir Gupta is a graduate of Upstate Medical University and currently practicing medicine in Long Island, NY, where he lives with his wife and daughter. He has authored several books on anesthesiology. His interests include reading, blogging, traveling, and learning history. Mistress of the Throne is his debut novel.

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Indian Historical Fiction

Historical fiction, as a genre, has been around ever since the conception of story telling and book writing. There seems to be a natural desire to present actual facts in a manner that sensationalize the actions of those involved and give deeper meanings and human emotions to individuals who lived in the past.
Indian fiction, in my opinion, has not explored the genre of historical fiction from a co Read more of this blog post »

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Published on November 07, 2013 05:38

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Average rating: 3.89 · 683 ratings · 89 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	Mistress of the Throne 3.88 avg rating — 572 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hidden One - The Untold Story of Aurengzeb's Daughter 3.97 avg rating — 60 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rapid Review Anesthesiology Oral Boards 4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pain Management Pocketcard Set 3.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hidden One the Untold Story of Aurengzeb's Daughter 3.40 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ramayan: A Poetic Translation liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rapid Review Anesthesiology Oral Boards by Ruchir Gupta (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Minh Chau Joseph Tran (Co-editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Anesthesiology Applied Exam Board Review by Ruchir Gupta (Goodreads Author), Minh Chau Joe Tran 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Edge of Eternity (The Century Trilogy, #3)

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“Defending evil acts is also evil, All who commit this deed should know By defending evil you make yourself part of it You cause evilness to proliferate and grow”
― Ruchir Gupta, Ramayan: A Poetic Translation

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“Shastra,”
― Ruchir Gupta, Mistress of the Throne

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