I was in two minds: does a book written by a bestselling author who has already sold millions of copies of his work needs a review? The Ayodhya Alliance is the latest offering by Ashwin Sanghi.

Authors like him and Amish Tripathi are trailblazers in English literature who have popularised Bharatiya itihasa among the youth brought up on a sterile concoction of so-called secular education that basically negates any achievements of Bharatiya civilisation, and also its historicity. They have successfully aroused the curiosity of Gen Z in our itihasa and knowledge systems.

Youth is their main reader. This is no mean achievement. Interestingly, this duo was rejected multiple times by the publishers and had to self-publish their first works. Their success saw many writers join this club of Indian fiction based on our itihasa, Puranas and Vedas. Some good, some not so good; just riding the wave. Hence, it is obligatory for us to acknowledge their trailblazing efforts.

First book in the Bharat Series by Ashwin Sanghi was published in 2007. A period when Communist-influenced Congress alliance UPA was in power. Its policies were controlled through an extra-constitutional body called NAC (National Advisory Council) dominated by the Left and ultra-Left, and led by Sonia Gandhi.

It was the peak of ‘secular politics’—short hand for anti-Hindu narrative. It was the period when education was totally neutered and became amoral, churning out deracinated rootless young citizens. For most of the countries in the world and also Indian citizens, Bharat was looked through the narrow lenses of classical and tribal dance forms and arts, and classical........

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