Gunjan Porwal, engineer by day and writer by night, is fascinated by Indian mythology, especially the Mahabharata and Ramayana. After graduating from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 2002, Gunjan worked in MNCs as an engineer while contemplating writing anything other than code. Gunjan lives in Pune with his wife, children and parents. Ashwatthama's Redemption: The Rise of Dandak is his debut novel.
Ashwatthama’s redemption: the bow of Rama is the sequel to ashwatthama’s redemption: the rise of Dandak. The story traces another action-packed br>Chapter of the journey of the immortal warrior, ashwatthama, son of dronacharya. The battle of dwarfs is over at a high cost for ashwatthama and his allies as they lose the only weapon that could have killed Dandak. They regroup and strategies to counter dander and the asura Army, and a new revelation sends ashwatthama on a journey to find answers to difficult questions. War looms over avanti and Hastinapur, and dandak’s reign of terror starts spreading across aryavarta. As the killing spree begins, loyalties are questioned. Ashwatthama must once again face his past to find the solution to this devilish conflict in the web of complex relationships, friends and foes. Magic and dark arts, divinity and sophisticated weaponry, physical strength and mental stamina, moral convictions, and strategic war-plans – all play a role in deciding who will win the final battle.
