Samarsiddha

"8th Century BC Shatvari was like a flowing mountain river immersed in music, smitten in her love for her husband. But the entry of a prostitute Amodini comes like a raging storm in her otherwise melodious life. Shatvari who was born in a high caste family is made to live like a pariah. Burning with revenge she seeks the powers of a magical instrument which will give her superhuman powers so that she can take her revenge on the society and social order and change it. But will everything happen as she plans? On the other hand the Neel, the King of the Central Indian hill state of Mekala tries to free his state's low lying areas from the clutches of powerful Rudrasen- the King of South Kosala. Meanwhile Rudrasen wants to use his power to control all of Mekala. A novel which explores the essence of human nature and power structures."