Goodreads asked Rahul Deokar:

How do you get inspired to write?

Rahul Deokar My latest (also my debut) book is Quest for Kriya, a moving saga of love, friendship and sacrifice. Life’s wisdom gained through years of stumbling, reaching within, and picking oneself up, made me realize that the great epics and scriptures (Ramayana, Mahabharata, the Iliad and the Odyssey, Bible, Koran, Bhagawad Gita) have embedded at their core certain esoteric but absolute truths. Our exalted ancestors rightly understood that if these truths are to endure the tribulations of time, they have to be relayed as stories the common man could understand, re-tell, and pass on from generation to generation. And lo behold! These stories have indeed outlived cataclysms and human wars, and are still so very much a part of our world history and culture.

The challenge though is that these stories were told with characters of long-gone eras amidst settings and scenarios far removed from the current, modern world. I asked myself: why can’t a story be told in today’s times with today’s characters that embody these truths; wouldn’t the readers be able to relate and resonate better to something that is their way of life?

This was the humble inspiration driving Quest for Kriya.

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