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Kashi - Secret of the Black Temple is part 3 of the Harappa Series, written by Vineet Bajpai. It is a fiction novel that blends mythology and history with a modern-day thriller. 1699 BCE, the Marshes of Aryavarta – As the titanic waves of pralay swallow city after city, a final battle for the Ark and the Earth begins. A ruthless barbarian-king threatens the very existence of mankind, heralding Kaliyuga - the eon of Kali. 2017, Banaras – A sacred nakshatra erupts in the night-sky as the fateful, prophesied hour arrives. A God-sacrifice turns into a horrific raakshasa-bali, even as the devta uncovers the bloodstained chronicles of a sinister Brotherhood. 762 AD, the Rashtrakuta Empire the mighty Prithvivallabha receives a mysterious visitor from the holy city. The sovereign is entrusted with an ancient secret, setting him on the path of a legendary, impossible quest. 2017, New York City – A sixth-generation billionaire receives a phone call from the Big Man. The Overlords of the New World Order unleash their last lethal bid. Mumbai underworld joins forces with the messenger of the Devil himself. Will Vidyut survive his decisive war with the Brotherhood? What is the gruesome truth behind Europe’s 14th century Black Death? Read on to witness the final war between light and darkness, good and evil, Gods and demons. Kashi is the sequel to the first two books of the series, namely – Harappa – Curse of the Blood River and Pralay – the Great Deluge.
Vineet is a first-generation entrepreneur. At age 22, he started his company Magnon from a small shed. Today Magnon is among the largest advertising agency groups in the subcontinent, and part of the Fortune 500 Omnicom network. He has also led the global top-ten ad-agency, TBWA, as its India CEO. This made him perhaps the youngest ever CEO of a multinational advertising network in the country. He has won several entrepreneurship and corporate excellence awards, including the ?Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award 2011?, the ?CNBC Mercedes Benz Young Turks Award 2013?, and the ?Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2016?. He was recently listed among the 100 most influential people in India?s digital ecosystem. Vineet?s second company, Talentrack, is the fastest-growing online hiring and professional user-generated content platform for the media & entertainment sector. Apart from five bestselling fiction novels, Vineet has also written three bestselling management and inspirational books ? ?Build From Scratch? (2005), ?The Street to the Highway? (2011) and ?The 30-Something CEO? (2016). His first fiction Trilogy, the spectacular Harappa Series, has sold lacs of copies worldwide, and is counted among Indian classics. His second Trilogy, the Mastaan Series, is a brilliant period thriller that has the potential to alter the discourse of Indian history. Vineet is an avid swimmer, a gaming enthusiast, and a bonfire guitarist. He loves road-trips, especially to the prominent temples of India.
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