When the history seems to be thrilling we tend to find a key to unveil the truths, in the same way a history professor Mr. Ravi Mohan Saini will find his key to prove his innocence against a murder charge by unveiling the truths that are unknown to the world for over centuries in The Krishna Key. The Krishna key is an anthropological thriller that revolves around mythology, anthropological, scientific research, philosophy and history. It was originally published in 2012 by an Indian author Ashwin Sanghi who has also been hailed as “Indian Dan Brown”.
The mystery begins with the sudden and quite death of an anthropologist Mr. Anil Varshney in Rajasthan while exploring the Sarasvati river turned into a desert. During his excavations he will find four ancient seals that were used by the people of Dwaraka as an identity to enter into Dwaraka island built by sage Vishwamitra with the request of Krishna, the descendent of Yaduvanshi dynasty.
Both the history of the Mahabharata war and the mystery behind murders were explained in a parallel way. The investigation of the death of Varshney followed by the murder charge of his childhood friend Ravi Mohan Saini and the death of his other friends Bhojaraj, Kurkude and Cheddi who belongs to the same clan, the Yadavas takes a reader to the another level of exaggeration. To prove himself guilty Saini travel all through the country to unveil the mystery along with his doctorial student Priya Ratnani, a twisted character linked to the circumstantially made Kalki avatar by the regular emergence of characters. The twists in the story bewitch the reader to journey further with a great zest.
In the odyssey of the book one can explore the history of India from the Mahabharata war to the philosophies of the Vedas and Upanishads, to the mysteries of Somanath temple in Gujarat, mount Kailash in Himalayas, the secrets of Rajasthan Royal Raja Man Singh-the protector of Syamanthaka stone also known as “the philosophers stone” and the mystery of Taj Mahal. However, like a character at one point says “history is simply a version of events that can be eaily influenced by the political, cultural and religious leanings of those who write it.” It is the readers choice to research furthermore about the facts described in the book. The amalgamation of history, mathematics, science, philosophy, divine, mystery and the journey of Syamanthaka stone fascinates a reader in a very different way and encourages to think in every possible way the next time they visit particular mentioned places in India.
Havila Reddy, University Of Delhi