Well, Chanakya Chant was my first encounter with Ashwin's writing. I felt worth reading his other books too. I just wanna list the best and toughest parts while reading "The Krishna Key".
The best parts: - well researched, makes you satisfied (only if you like) when you are learning new nectar from Mahabharata. - neatly edited book, helps you to easily switch between 5000 B.C to 2012 A.D! - Pictorial representations deserve perfect 10.
The toughest parts: - Ashwin explains each and every thing in much more detail. That's good, but could try to avoid explaining even the dumbest things in details! - In order to authenticate his researches, he provides the comprehensive appendix-listing most of them. But, should have avoided telling the 'source researcher' name every time in between the novel. - THE TOUGHEST part is this - You can't differentiate which one is actually fiction and which one is truth from epics, vedas! I tried many times, but failed miserably :(
So, if you are going for this book, here is my only suggestion: "Sit Back Relax, Have a Pencil & Notepad ready!" Given that there are atleast 250+ person names mentioned & 100+ names actively used in the novel - Pencil & Notepad is must!!! (atleast pencil, you can use the last 3 empty pages as notepad :) )
The best parts:
- well researched, makes you satisfied (only if you like) when you are learning new nectar from Mahabharata.
- neatly edited book, helps you to easily switch between 5000 B.C to 2012 A.D!
- Pictorial representations deserve perfect 10.
The toughest parts:
- Ashwin explains each and every thing in much more detail. That's good, but could try to avoid explaining even the dumbest things in details!
- In order to authenticate his researches, he provides the comprehensive appendix-listing most of them. But, should have avoided telling the 'source researcher' name every time in between the novel.
- THE TOUGHEST part is this - You can't differentiate which one is actually fiction and which one is truth from epics, vedas! I tried many times, but failed miserably :(
So, if you are going for this book, here is my only suggestion:
"Sit Back Relax, Have a Pencil & Notepad ready!"
Given that there are atleast 250+ person names mentioned & 100+ names actively used in the novel - Pencil & Notepad is must!!! (atleast pencil, you can use the last 3 empty pages as notepad :) )