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Chandrakanta Santati #2
चंद्रकांता संतति 1
Written by Babu Devkinandan Khatri, Chandrakanta Santati is the sequel to his earlier popular novel Chandrakanta. Its popularity in the nineteenth century led to hundreds of thousands of people to learn Hindi.
It follows the adventures of Chandrakanta's sons Kuanr Indrajeet Singh and Anand Singh. Many of the characters from Chandrakanta (the first novel) still play an important part in the story.
It follows the adventures of Chandrakanta's sons Kuanr Indrajeet Singh and Anand Singh. Many of the characters from Chandrakanta (the first novel) still play an important part in the story.
- GenresFantasyIndian Literature
233 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2012
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About the author
Babu Devakinandan Khatri
80 books57 followersAfter 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.
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.
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October 8, 2020
wow !! the sequel to chnadrakanta , this santati part 1 is as engaging as the original Chandrakanta.
the story doesnt end with this part, i ahve yet to read part 2 and more.
but what really glued me to it was the superb story and the story style as well. the plot expands here, there are many characters and at some places as i left the book in the middle due to some other pressing concerns, it really was easy to get back to track. the author connects various pieces in easy to understand as well as easy to follow manner, while maintaining the mystery and thrill.
since i mostly read in english (alright all books i read in current year are in english ), reading in hindi was a pleasurable experience, the language used is a mixture of urdu and regional hindi, many words we know of, many were new or rather not much in use now. but still the pleasure of reading in a language which is your mother tongue is something to be experienced for yourself. i say this because increasingly people are reading english, everywhere we see english authors getting the max adverstising and reading in english is said to be a sort of milestone in indian society. i have nothing against english though. i myself enjoy reading english as well as hindi.
coming back to this book there are love triangles, fantasy, revenge , spies (aiyaar) and tilism. the pace of the story is fast . i immensely enjoyed it and am off to reading part 2.
the story doesnt end with this part, i ahve yet to read part 2 and more.
but what really glued me to it was the superb story and the story style as well. the plot expands here, there are many characters and at some places as i left the book in the middle due to some other pressing concerns, it really was easy to get back to track. the author connects various pieces in easy to understand as well as easy to follow manner, while maintaining the mystery and thrill.
since i mostly read in english (alright all books i read in current year are in english ), reading in hindi was a pleasurable experience, the language used is a mixture of urdu and regional hindi, many words we know of, many were new or rather not much in use now. but still the pleasure of reading in a language which is your mother tongue is something to be experienced for yourself. i say this because increasingly people are reading english, everywhere we see english authors getting the max adverstising and reading in english is said to be a sort of milestone in indian society. i have nothing against english though. i myself enjoy reading english as well as hindi.
coming back to this book there are love triangles, fantasy, revenge , spies (aiyaar) and tilism. the pace of the story is fast . i immensely enjoyed it and am off to reading part 2.
September 4, 2014
Another masterpiece by Khatri, after Chadrakanta. A great epic fantasy world, one of its kind. Highly recommended for Hindi people.
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April 4, 2021Indian Harry Potter
January 26, 2022
This is master piece. These books must be translated to other languages. It's utterly complicated and intriguing.
March 15, 2024
Great Series
December 29, 2025
There's no English edition available on Goodreads, so this review is for the english edition published by Puffin Classics.
June 1, 2019
Awesome... contemporary of Sherlock Holmes series....first hindi thriller novel in India..proved itself a awesome version of fantasy and thrill...loved it.
Everything is just perfect as needed... nothing to dislike ..if you are classic reader go for it..I can link myself to this story and imagination become more real when you know this places personally.. (although not exactly as explained but cities are in existence)
Everything is just perfect as needed... nothing to dislike ..if you are classic reader go for it..I can link myself to this story and imagination become more real when you know this places personally.. (although not exactly as explained but cities are in existence)
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