'चंद्रकांता' उपन्यास की जबरदस्त सफलता के बाद पाठकों की अत्यंत माँग पर देवकीनंदन खत्री ने "चंद्रकांता संतति" को लिखा था। "चंद्रकांता संतति" में देवकीनंदन खत्री ने 6 उपन्यास लिखे हुए है और हर उपन्यास में 4 भाग है। हर एक भाग में कई सारे बयान मौजूद है। "चंद्रकांता संतति" में देवकीनंदन खत्री ने 'चंद्रकांता' उपन्यास में शुरू हुई लौकिक प्रेम कहानी को ही आगे बढ़ाया हुआ है। 'चंद्रकांता संतति' - भाग १ में चंद्रकांता और वीरेंद्र सिंह की शादी हो जाती है। जिसके बाद चंद्रकांता दो पुत्रों को जन्म देती है। जिसका नाम इंद्रजीतसिंह और आनंदसिंह होता है। जिन्हें कैद करने के लिए शिवदत्त अय्यारी सीखता है और हमेशा अपनी योजना को सफल करने के लिए नए नए पैंतरे अपनाता है और मौके की खोज में लगा रहता है। वहीँ मायावती की पुत्री माधवी इंद्रजीत सिंह को अपनी जाल में बांधने की चाह रखती है।
After his earlier education, Devkinandan Khatri moved to Tekari Estate in Gaya. He became an employee of the Raja of Benares. He started a printing press called "Lahari" and started a Hindi monthly, "Sudarshan", in 1898. The various works of Khatri and his son Durga Prasad were republished by Lahari Press in the early 21st century. Lahari Press is still in existence in Ramkatora (Pisnahariya Kuwan)very close to area called Lahurabeer in Varanasi.
Khatri made a strong contribution to the learning of the Hindi language by the people of the times. People were so mesmerised by the works Chandrakanta, Chandrakanta Santati and Bhootnath that they started to learn Hindi just to be able to read the works. Khatri did not write any work at one go and then publish the same. He used to write "bayaans" - chapters - on the run from the British and these were published and distributed widely. People would await the new "bayaans" and congregate around those who could read Hindi to hear the latest exploits in the continuing saga.
most beautiful , mesmerizing suspense thriller novel. I had read this novel in 1993 for the first time. since then i have read it so many times . I also read Sherlock Homes, Sidney Sheldon etc. but Chandrakanta , Chandrakanta Santati And Bhootnaath are my favorites. Originally Published by Lahari BooK Depot Publishing House , Varanasi ( Established by Babu Devakinandan Khatriji). Thses novels are published by other publishers also but the beauty and magic of language , I found only in Lahari book Depot books
Amazing, Awesome, too good, tremendous, mysterious, beautiful, brilliant, hard to part once you read this series. Feels like I was with them in every moment be in tilisam, with aayaars, their marriage, their war everything. Recommended to all and this series is an addiction. The series does not end here. Next is Bhootnath, then Rohtasmath and then Heeron ki Ghati