Asura- The Tale of The Vanquished
LITERATURE Asura- The Tale of The Vanqu ished noted as the best selli ng book of the year AC Nielsen, one of the biggest marketing research agency has pronounced Asura- The Tale of The Vanquished as one the best seller. India's largest bookstore chain, Crossword released its annual list of the bestselling books of the year. On top of the list is Kochi Born Author and the Manager of the Indian Oil Corporation, Anand Neelakantan's debut novel Asura- The tale of the Vanquished and published by Leadstart Publishing. This novel is rather unique as it is the story of Ravana and his people, a retelling of Ramayana from Ravana's angle. Released in May 2012, the book has managed to become a top seller in just six months of sale. Anand Neelakantan credits his cultural richness of his native town Tripunithara as a true inspiration behind his mythological based bestseller. As a child he was constantly surrounded in culturally e...