Sankaracharya was perhaps the\n greatest thinker the world has seen. This novel is a philosophical\n reconstruction of his life—and teachings. Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya, or\n Sankara, spent his formative years on the banks of the poorly river at\n kalady. These early years provided a clear indication of the enlightened path\n that he would eventually take. The book reveals how his thirst for knowledge\n and his search for the truth behind nature and natural phenomena led him to\n discover the logical answers to what was happening in the world around him.\n His keenpowers of observation and his ability to gain insights into the world\n around him set him apart from everyone else. Sankaracharya’s travels to\n different parts of aryavarta(or ancient India) form the core of the narrative\n in this book. Everywhere he went he refuted existing non-vedicdoctrines and\n tried to establish Advaita non-dualismas the true teaching of the Vedas. The\n author of the book, K.C. Ajayakumar, explores in a logical manner The\n ‘magical’ elements of sankara’slegendary life.