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Genre: History/ Mythology/ Epic (Mahabharata)
Released: 1 Feb 2015
Synopsis:
I knew there was nothing poetic about death.
I knew not that the most horrific battles are fought off the battlefield.
Arjun: The idealist in a non-ideal world; the warrior whose deadliest opponent was his conscience.
History forgot his voice, but misquoted his silence.
My self-esteem originates from me and ends in me.
Why does your honor depend on me? Find your own.
Draupadi: The untamed tigress, the fragrant flame, the unbridled spirit.
Power does not justify sin. Power is not virtue.
Virtue is that which lasts in spite of power.
Krishn : The enigma whose unique ideology churned the battlefield into a quest for Truth.
The Missile …The Trajectory … The Vision.
The trio that makes for the core of The Mahabharata.
This is their saga.
Explore Mahabharata in the voices & through the eyes of Arjun & Draupadi.
Note – Draupadi’s narrative is denoted by *** symbol.
Find ‘other’ famous Arjuns; compare Arjun vis-a-vis Achilles and Alexander; Explore Myths of Mahabharata.
Come, join the exhilarating journey into Arjun’s inner demons, dark desires and forbidden passions.
Journey of the novel: https://sweetyshinde.wordpress.com/category/arjun-my-published-novel/arjun-journey-of-my-novel/
Posts related to Arjun: https://sweetyshinde.wordpress.com/category/arjun-my-published-novel/arjun-related-posts/
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Impractical Dreamer: Sweety Shinde 
Indeed it was great honour meeting you at book release function of Shub Vilas Ji book. I was just surfing on your work, very impressive…
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Oh, hello Sir! I am flattered that you actually browsed my blog, based on my sample brochure. I will be putting up a excerpts too, soon. I hope you will enjoy those as well.
I clicked the link to your wordpress blog, but did not find any posts. Are you on Gravatar only or do you have another blog site?
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My heartiest congratulations. Knowing of your amazing writing skills I the books heading for grand success. Will keep track for its release and best wishes.
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Thank you! The support really means a great deal to me. Paperback version is now available on the sites mentioned. E-book should take 2- 3 more days, before it is uploaded online.
Loving all the wishes and blessings.
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Thanks for the info.
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Most welcome.
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Many congratulations! What a wonderful achievement.
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Thank you! It is my dream come true. My heartfelt ode to the love of my life.
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Heartiest Congrats!
I feel Arjuna is a role-model.I always quote his example to my child.
Your book sure will be interesting “without a doubt” 🙂
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Hi Anita, yes indeed. His life has so much to offer the discerning observer. He has been a positive influence on me ever since I can remember.
I felt, in recent times that too much space & time was being devoted to glorify villains- and by default, in vilifying heroes. This is my effort to restore glory where it rightfully belongs.
Thank you so much for your wishes!
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Congratulations on your book! I wish you and your book well!
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Thank you so much! Wishes and blessings are always welcome.
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Congrats!!! This is always a wonderful achievement to see the book out in the world.
Indeed it is an exciting time to be in with the release of book, as I have personally gone through the experience, we keep getting so many feedback and each of these inputs just keeps us growing as a writer.
It is like nurturing our baby and after so much of grooming and guidance and training we allow the baby to face the harsh real world where the readers and onlookers have so many different perspectives, and different categories of readers and critiques with their unique way of looking and analyzing stories…each perspective may not be to our liking but each of them add different dimensions to our understanding and appreciation of stories we have conceptualized…
I am sure it will be beautiful story and will tantalize the readers like me to look for more and yes, looking forward to it…
Best wishes for the grand success of the book…
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Hi Nihar, you have exactly captured in words my emotions at the moment. Yes, indeed I feel like an overprotective mother, who finds her child perfect, and wishes wistfully that the big, bad world loves it as much as she does!
Did you say you have gone through this process? Ah, so I am in the company of a co-author! Let me scan through your blog again in search of your books.
Lastly, thank you for your best wishes. The initial book reviews on Goodreads and Amazon have been quite encouraging. Looking forward to such positive responses from a growing (hopefully) audience.
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I am sure your book will be great success, sometimes as author after doing all the hard work we neglect or become reluctant to market our book which is equally important in today’s world…a good marketing can make the book fly and inherently we as writer are not always aware of the nuances of marketing that clicks…
I am sure you must have taken care of it…social media marketing does help a lot and close friends and family member does the initial impetus which is much needed…
Best Wishes!!!
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Thank you! I wish authors did not have to spend brains in marketing! But if wishes were horses….
Anyway, The Publisher sent me a huge marketing strategy plan, of which 99% was dumped on author’s head. Seems like they extend their heartiest support to pre-existing best sellers. Seems pretty counter-productive to me, but I guess they have a company to run as well.
So, I’m discovering my own ways. Have made FB page, making memes on Twitter etc.
I liked your tactic, of taking photos of various people reading the book – much better a visual impact than mere words!
Will try Giveaways too, but the financial investments just keep piling up. Will try my best, though.
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I agree it is a laborious task and something many of us as writer detest…but at the same time we have give best shot at making our own product fly…once the initial thrust is given, it catches up and one needn’t have to put up the same effort.
Yes, you should leverage the social networking and the social medium to it s maximum, as the cost is minimum and the impact is high…giveaways should be done sparingly.
You have done the best and don’t worry for the result…it will always be very sweet…
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Correct. Momentum, the first impetus needs to be strong. Hopefully, the ball once set into motion will roll smoothly.
I read your book reviews on Flipkart. Sounds pretty impressive! Any plans of a book 2?
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You know how much effort goes in conceptualizing and completing a book…it is a rigorous task, needs lot of discipline and yes some inspiration to keep you going…though many ideas are swimming my thoughts but getting the time to put it on course is the challenge…
It is such a satisfying journey, one always loves to go through it time and again…it must have been the same with you.
The passion of writing should be prime mover irrespective of outcome and result…publication is incidental and love for writing is the inspiration.
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Yes, but I disagree on one point. Once a piece of writing is done, its publication is vital and not merely incidental.
The publication itself can be paperback or Kindle or via a blogpost- but until it finds its audience, it remains a suspended reality.
Don’t you?
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I agree that our thoughts should get the wings to fly and it should be published in some form or the other, and today we have so many options to choose from.
Sometime we get dishearten when things don’t get the right platform and medium to reach out to our audience and it affects our writing…if we keep writing and producing thoughts that are touching, moving, insightful and inspirational…it will always find its path to take off and fly. Nobody can cage the good idea for long and it has a contagious affect…
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Loved your positive outlook. It takes such patience, though! Sometimes I wonder how anybody is thinking of anything else in the world BUT my book! haha, I’m sure all debutante authors do that!
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You are right, first book is always special and it is emotional and there is special urge to see it succeed…and it is true with all.
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Just like a child. Every one as precious as the previous one …but the first always holds a sacred aura around it.
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Very true, first is always so special and that too first book so close to heart, creativity and emotions are intrinsically linked…
There is that special feeling sometime difficult to quantify…
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Exacto!
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First deserves the tag…
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? what deserves a tag?
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First Book…is so special to us, and today in the virtual world it is the tag.
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Ah, I see! Yes,it would be an aura, a feather in the crown, a medal on the arm etc.
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Got your book! Will start savoring it story by story.
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I am looking forward to hearing from you. I am sure you will enjoy it…
Happy Reading…
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I’ll take it slow and easy, since I’m juggling quite many things right now. But I’m sure I’ll thoroughly enjoy it.
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I understand, take your time and yes, read it leisurely…
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Absolutely. I will. I trust your talent.
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haven’t yet ordered your book, since am out of Mumbai for medical conference. Will, on return, otherwise flipkart guys will happily say ‘we tried to deliver, but missed you.’
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Good one, this has been an excuse we keep hearing from this e-commerce guys when they miss the delivery.
Wishing you a great time at the conference…
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Hi, ordered your book. Should get by Monday!
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O! That’s great, hope you will enjoy it…you can share your overall feedback but couple of stories “Life without Purpose”, “Mystery Continues”, “The Mirror”, “Mystery of Patterns”…pls share your analysis.
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The above mentioned are especially dear to you? Are they related stories or mutually exclusive?
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All are independent stories, you can pick and choose and read…I may be wrong in how I have presented those stories, has the message been proper, so I want to see through my fellow writer’s eye, what is right and what could have been better…hence I am suggesting few which I have done some analysis…
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Hey, many congratulations for this achievement.
You did it!!
Oh, it must have been such a release. I will buy it on Kindle soon. The subject is compelling because we don’t know much of Arjun other than that he’s with Krishn — whose overwhelming presence has not given Arjun his due.
Great!!!
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Yes, indeed the ‘release’ is quite a ‘release’! Thank you so much for the boost and support.
I totally agree on Krishn’s eclipsing presence. But hopefully my Arjun (and my Draupadi) are stand-alone personas.
Just a warning point – Draupadi’s narration is marked by *** symbol while Arjun’s narration is without any icons. I quite overlooked mentioning this somewhere in my book intro, and got a few feedbacks about the confusion.
So I’m trying to personally convey the same and avoid further confusion.
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Noted 🙂 Thanks. Hope your book is a super success. Best.
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So sweet of you! I’ll condense and beam in all best wishes – like condensing solar energy into fire.
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hi congrats, I have just applied to blogadda invite for reviewing.
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Great! I do hope the copy reaches you. All the best!
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so do I if not i can always pick one flipkart..
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Great! I will be so glad if it falls into discerning hands.
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Congratulations on the release of your book. Read an interesting review by Ravish Mani. Best wishes and hope your book is a grand success.
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Very many thanks, Somali! I thrive on positive vibes and well wisher’s wishes.
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Congratulationssssssssssssssssssssssssssss …. and hey i need that book toooo 🙂 my best wishes ..
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Thank you! It does feel like a giant joy. Book is available on Amazon, Flipkart, Infibeam etc. Are you comfortable with online purchase? Bookstores may take some time, with the Publisher-Bookstore ongoing logistics.
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