Official Review: The Brahmin warrior by Dr r durgadoss

[Jgideon]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Brahmin warrior" by Dr r durgadoss.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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Inspired by his love for Indian mythology and history, Dr. R. Durgadoss delved into writing to enlighten his audience about the two subjects. The Brahmin Warrior is the fourth book in the series of his historical fiction books. It gives a series of events that happened before and after the invasion of Chanderi Fort by Babur’s army.

Medini Rai (the ruler of Chanderi Fort), the royal family (Rana Sanga’s family), and their friends were gathered in Chanderi Fort where an engagement party (involving Medini Rai’s twin daughters and Rana Sanga’s two sons) and a wedding (between Medini Rai’s nephew and the daughter of the head priest) were taking place. Unbeknownst to them, the leader of their enemies, Babur, and his army were camping near the Fort ready to attack them. When a messenger delivered the news about the imminent attack to Medini Rai, he had to make a very tough decision, which would preserve the honor of his people, given that the invading army outnumbered his army. What kind of decision would help Medini Rai preserve his honor and that of his people?

Although I have not read the other books in the series, I did not have a problem understanding the events that unfolded in The Brahmin Warrior. The author provided a recap of the other books in the series at the beginning of the book. It enabled me to understand the mission of the protagonist of the story, Aditya, who was born after the Chanderi Fort invasion. The Brahmin Warrior is a well-articulated book that can be read as a stand-alone.

It is a character-driven novel. I enjoyed how the author managed to develop his characters flawlessly from their inception to the end. For instance, one of the interesting characters was Abdul Gafoor, a senior commander the Mughal Army, who happily took in Meera (the protagonist’s mother) during her hour of need. At the time he took them in, Meera had recently given birth to her son, Aditya. How could he take in a mother and her son (his enemies) into his home without raising anyone’s eyebrows? In addition, I watched as Aditya grew from a young inquisitive boy with many doubts about his origin and identity to a brave warrior who was capable of leading his army in twenty-two battles during his lifetime. It was such an exciting journey.

The book was professionally edited. I only noted three minor errors. While the book is very captivating in many ways, readers of Indian descent are the ideal audience. It contains some specific details about Hindu religious practices that only practicing Hindus would easily understand and appreciate. The major themes in the book are friendship, trust, loyalty, conspiracy, war, and religion (with a major focus on the conflict between Hindus and Muslims). I believe that many Christians may not like the religious aspects of the book. For the target audience, this is a great read since the author went all the way to serve a well-written book. Thus, I gave it a perfect score: 4 out of 4 stars. I recommend it to enthusiasts of Indian history and mythology. I did not give it a lower score because the author did a very good job in character development and the plot was flawless.

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[kandscreeley]

I'm glad this was a stand alone. I enjoy character driven novels if they don't move too slowly. With the great rating from you, I definitely should check this out. Thanks.

[Meg98]

This sounds like a really interesting read and it's great that the author has a knack for character development. I might just check this one out! Thanks for the excellent review.

[rumik]

The Hindu-Muslim conflict is still ongoing these days; I wouldn't mind reading a book with important themes like this one. Thanks for the great review!

[Maríe Wamakima]

I really love it when books in a series can be read as stand alone books. Honestly I have never known that Hindus and Muslims have been in conflict. My naive self thought that since they have do much in common (physically), that it would be harder to fight. Well now I am enlightened. Wonderful review.

[Ekta Swarnkar]

This book deserves to be read as it covers an important issue. Thanks for the great review!

[Nizar Ali Shah]

The book gives a series of events that happened before and after the invasion of Chanduri by Babur's army.It is a character driven novel.The character of Abdul Ghafoor is interesting.The major themes in the book are friendship,trust, loyality, conspiracy, war and religion

[kdstrack]

The author does seem to direct his book to a specific audience. I like your clear description of the book's main themes. Thanks for the recommendation.

[Michael40]

Character driven-novel does it for me. For me, it's above anything else.