A diamond like no other, a\n curse like no other…\n \n \n This is the story of the world’s largest diamond—Aasma-i-Noor (sky of\n light). This rare red jewel of incomparable beauty surpassed its sister\n stones—Koh-i-Noor (mountain of light) and Darya-i-Noor (sea of light)—all\n mined from the same womb of the Kollur mine in Golconda.\n This was a diamond with a far more violent history than her sisters. Her\n existence was zealously guarded down the ages by a select circle. Over time,\n even her name disappeared from all historical texts, bards’ tales and living\n memory itself.\n The modern-day search for the lost jewel begins in two different corners of\n the world, involving a British research scholar in London and an Indian\n historian in Calcutta. The British scholar finds\n mention of the Aasma-i-Noor in the documents left behind by Sir Robert\n Clive. The historian from India is the descendant of a Raja, who was Clive’s\n friend and confidante.\n The Battle of Plassey in 1757, the downfall of Nawab Siraj-ud Daulah, the\n death of Clive and the treachery of Mir Jafar, all combine to create a maze\n of cryptic clues and devilish dead ends for the unlikely partners. They\n plough forward, and just when the end is in sight, an implacable adversary\n threatens everything.