Seeking Death- A boon with a Curse by author Mini Bhardwaj is a page turner story for readers. The book is a perfect amalgamation of Facts, Fiction, History, Knowledge and Mystery. This mythology fiction will surely change your perception towards our ancient epic Mahabharata and one of the characters Ashwatthama and also gives a new perspective towards it. The story catches readers attention right from the first page and keeps hooked till the conclusion.
In the story, Protagonist Swikirti is a girl of today’s time who loves to party, work in a glamour world of entertainment and one day she lost her grandfather and from that she started making perceptions about Death that God has cheated us, Death is a curse for humans.
While she was trying to move on from her grandfather’s death she encountered the story of Ashwatthama, son of guru Dronacharya who is said to be alive in this Kaliyug because of his curse of immortality.
It’s a clash between them and somewhere in between, the story starts- how Swikirti’s life took a turning point and she started seeking for something very unusual- “Seeking about Ashwatthama and the way for his mukti from this yug and how he became her baba. Finally, she is able to meet Ashwatthama but how she met is the main conflict of the story.
Author Mini Bhardwaj has also well shown the comparison of Ashwathama’s life in Dwapar Yuga and his life today in Kaliyug highlighting the major issues of the society.
About Mini Bhardwaj
Mini Bhardwaj, a successful publicist. She started her career from Zee News and later joined the PR industry. She has been into Public Relations for the last 7 years. She has successfully managed high profile brands and celebrities. Mini Bhardwaj has done graduation from Delhi University and also holds a degree of Masters in Mass Communication and Journalism. She describes herself as someone who was never inclined towards writing but was always very passionate about Indian Mythology, especially Mahabharata & her attraction towards the underestimated character of ASHWATTHAMA. Her curiosity towards the subject led to an unintentional research which now has shaped into a beautiful book.
