DEVAYANI KACHA (LOVE STORIES FROM INDIA)

A LOVE STORY OF GODS AND DEMONS
One of the least known yet most poignant love stories is the tale of Devayani daughter of Shukracharya, Guru of the Asuras, and Kacha son of Brihaspati, Guru of the Devas. The Devas or Gods of the Vedic age were eternal enemies of the Asuras or Demonaic races, both groups locked in a vicious power struggle that some say still continues even to this day. How could the son of the preceptor of the Gods possibly hope to find love and happiness with the daughter of the preceptor of the Demons? Yet love flowers in the unlikeliest places and so Kacha and Devayani began to dream the impossible dream. Their love was doomed to end tragically but the how and wherefore of the tragedy is what makes their story so unforgettable. Unlike a typical tale of doomed lovers, their story took a highly unusual turn. Read on to know what makes this one of the greatest love stories of all time. Borrowed from the pages of his own Mahabharata Series, Ashok uses his craft for epic tales to bring this memorable tryst to life in his imitable style.

THIS EBOOK IS EXCERPTED FROM THE LARGER MAHABHARATA SERIES BY ASHOK K. BANKER, AVAILABLE ONLY AT www.akbebooks.com

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ashok Kumar Banker is one of India’s most beloved, prolific and successful authors. His work has been published in 57 countries, a dozen languages, several hundred reprint editions with over 1.4 million copies of his books currently in print.
Born of mixed parentage, Ashok was raised without any caste or religion, giving him a uniquely post-racial and post-religious Indian perspective. Even through successful careers in marketing, advertising, journalism and scriptwriting, Ashok retained his childhood fascination with the ancient literature of India. With the Ramayana Series® he embarked on a massively ambitious publishing project he calls the Epic India Library. The EI Library comprises Four Wheels: Mythology, Itihasa, History, and Future History. The Ramayana Series® and Krishna Coriolis are part of the First Wheel. The Mahabharata Series is part of the Second Wheel. Ten Kings and the subsequent novels in the Itihasa Series dealing with different periods of recorded Indian history are the Third Wheel. Novels such as Vertigo, Gods of War, The Kali Quartet, Saffron White Green are the Fourth Wheel. His internationally acclaimed Ramayana Series® has been hailed as a ‘milestone’ (India Today) and a ‘magnificently rendered labour of love’ (Outlook). It is arguably the most popular English-language retelling of the ancient Sanskrit epic.
His writing has been awarded numerous times. He is also one of the few living Indian authors whose contribution to Indian literature is acknowledged in The Picador Book of Modern Indian Writing and The Vintage Anthology of Indian Literature. His writing is used as a teaching aid in several management and educational courses worldwide and has been the subject of several dissertations and theses. His online bookstore www.akbebooks.com is India’s first bestselling ebookstore and publisher and pioneered digital publishing in the country. He has been credited with several other firsts including the first Indian crime novels in English, the first Indian TV series in English, the first Indian ebook, the first Indian science fiction, fantasy and horror stories and novels in English.
Ashok is 48 years old and lives with his family in Mumbai. He is always accessible to his readers at www.ashokbanker.com—over 41,000 have corresponded with him to date. He looks forward to hearing from you.