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The Lost Rihla
Warning: Long post! It was 6 PM and Major Riyas Mohammed was in his office, with a big pile of papers in front of him and he hated every minute of it. It was peak summer in Mumbai and the climate did...
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The Hashishin’s Lair!
“This is a perfect evening,” the man thought to himself and stretched his muscles, kicking away his sandals. Major Riyas Mohammad sat on the beachfront leading to the famous Calangute beach in Goa,...
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Advaitham
(Sketch from an ancient Portuguese manuscript) 1600 AD, MarakkarKotta (Marakkar’s Fort): The canons occasionally blazed from the northern side of the fort breaking the tranquility of the early morning,...
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Yodha
The Morning Goddess, Ushus started on her routine journey, ushering in the start of yet another day, spreading her cheer across the gloomy world. The creatures that lived way up in the Himalayas also...
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Operation Brahmastra: Part I
May 19th, 2101 AD, Chennaipattinam, the Capital of Dravida Nadu: It was 1 PM and the man sat down at his desk as he took another sip from his cup of water. As a prominent member of the Garuda padai...
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The Divine Debacle
The road ahead shimmered in the afternoon heat as the car moved at a modest speed of 50 km/hr. It was peak summer and A/C was turned on in the car to get some respite from the heat. They had just...
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Alexander and the Gymnosophists
325 BC: A specter of total annihilation seemed to haunt them all as the slushy terra-cotta mud weighed down the army as it defiantly marched east; hoping to reach the very edge of the world to catch a...
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Khadgam
May, 1792 AD, Tripunithara, Kerala: The ancient Perunninakulam Shivan temple, at the base of the Hill Palace in Tripunithara turned out to be the army’s temporary base and bustled with activity that...
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Engaged!
The last few months have been interesting to say the least, both on my personal/professional front, but one thing is certain…. I got engaged this weekend! This blog has been an account of many things...
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Karna’s Anguish
It was a hot, humid day and Krishna had taken him out of the capital of the Kuru Dynasty, Hastinapura into the forest to the north. They had not spoken much during the journey and the normally cheerful...
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