Where is karna kavach

Title of the story goes perfect well with the plot but the cover image could be much better though. There are some grammatical errors and needs proof reading. But there is no harm read this book.

I recommend this book to all book lovers. Title -5 Cover This blessed armor and earrings had the power to make the wearer 'The Conqueror of Death'. Since Indra could not take these to heaven, he hid them on Earth. Karna's Celestial Armor is the story of Vasu's quest to locate these forgotten pieces using mythological texts and with guidance from Karna's spirit. The first book narrates the tale of underdog Vasu and his struggle to achieve most things in his life.

These tests never managed to break his courage though. His life much resembles that of Karna who is also his spirit guide. Hence the name Karna's alter ego. I found it a very inspiring read. The author jumps into the story directly and the adventure starts right away. Adventure in all four directions: On his quest to find the armor, Vasu has to strengthen his mind and body and has to undergo a series of tests. I like how these come gradually to the protagonist and not as some superpower suddenly bestowed.

The adventure takes him to all four directions. From the Himalayas in the north to the sea surrounded land in the South, the book covers multiple destinations.

I liked reading about the places and the history around them. Fantasy, Mythology, and Science: The book is a good combination of all three. It is based on mythological character and has multiple fantastical creatures like Yeti and Mermaids. There is the presence of immortal gods and super-humans. And yet, there is a scientist involved in the expedition. He helps Vasu during his search and also tries to identify the physical properties of the metal the armor is made of.

Not intending to give spoilers, it suffices to say that these properties play a major role in the armor being what it is. Fast Paced: This is a nicely paced adventure and one does not get bored.

There are twists and turns at appropriate places to keep the reader engaged. A Few Things Overlooked: I enjoyed reading the book overall but a few things irked me. First, the editing. I found multiple typos which really puts the reader off. His disapproval at being paired with a girl, later objectification of the girl as a temptress, her portrayal as somebody who is easily attracted to treasure forgetting the real goal did not sit well with me.

In the 'West' part of the book, in his quest, Vasu is shown destroying multiple pieces of Archeological importance. Even though it is fiction, and it has no real implications, I did not like the justification of a character harming something so precious just for fulfilling his quest.

That too when he is shown as the epitome of everything good and praiseworthy. Oct 21, Just Mate A Book rated it liked it. I love discovering new authors. But rarely happens that I am this much impressed by fresh Indian authors. No offence intended to some others. Just Candor. Authors like this we wait for.

Steady paced. Worthy read. It took me this long to actually sit and write a review because I wanted to bring out what this book is about and what to expect from it in my opinion. The title states itself Ah! The title states itself about what the quest is about.

Blurb says the rest of the least about the book. It doesn't not bring out about the essence this book holds. Character potrait: Vasu is the main character who goes on the quest to find the Karna'a Clestial Armour which was thousands of years ago taken away from Karna according to hindu mythology , so that he could put it into good use and not just let it fall into the hands of the corrupt souls.

He is actually the Karna's Alter ego in the present time. He is an ex army man, married with one six year old son. He's determined, strong minded, smart, dutiful work-shipper, mentally and physically prepared for adventures up on the path of the quest.

Thing that intrigued the most: There have been proofs, in the form of scriptures and places and monuments,on this earth of many Hindu mythological events and characters. Every question that arises and stirs up our imagination from Hindi mythology has been put brilliantly together in sufficiently clever way to enthrall the reader. And yes I want to tell all that has been included in the book, but I have to keep myself from giving out spoiler.

Story Writing: Eventhough I have not read the previous book by the author, "Karna's Alter Ego", which is first in series to this book it did not occur to not understand a thing in this book.

The author had tried to include the best of adventures. Though underwater mystery was hitting too. As if I was trekking it myself!

And if you are an adventure enthusiast you'll relate to this book in a better way! I was already very fascinated by the Karna's celestial armour and its existence on the earth when i was little that it stirred in me the same adventurous feeling that I felt while reading this book.

Clever framing and clever reasoning. No loose ends for readers to wonder in worst way like," how did that came into picture? But that wasn't necessary for this book either.

It is interesting in its own unique way. This is the kind of book I would want sitting in the school libraries and town libraries as well. Kind of book you love to pass on to your younger ones. S Such a knowledgeable, well researched author who can write adventure and our culture and mythology and who gives it an essential spiritual dash is what our literature require from contemporary writers. It was informative and refreshing and gripping.

I thank author for coming out and putting his work out for us. Been a pleasure. Nov 13, Geeta Nair rated it really liked it. So is it a re-telling of the Mahabharata or a part of it involving Karna or is it a re-interpretation of the epic of part of it? To know these one must join Vasu on his quest via a reading of the book.

There are twists and turns, action and reactions, domestic tiffs and official camaraderie, meetings with Chiranjeevis and encounters with ordinary mortals, spiritual handshakes and short moments of emotional turmoil. Here mind reading, telepathic communication, mind implant, meditation and principles of physics are seamlessly interwoven into the fabric of the story by the author like a master craftsman. Characterization: The characters are well developed, balanced and come across as normal human beings.

One can easily relate to them. Even Karna, Indira and the Chiranjeevis that Vasu comes across display human traits like suspicion, deception, nosiness, etc. One is smoothly transported to the scene of action. Pace: Fast when it comes to action- packed parts. Elsewhere it is neither too fast nor too slow. Editing: A few typographical errors here and there need to be rectified.

Nov 04, Murtaza Kuwarawala rated it liked it. If I ever had to chose between reading about the stories of Ramayana and Mahabharata, I would always prefer to select the latter as Mahabharata had characters of various shades and hence, the story from the perspective of different characters brings out different shades of the entire story. I still remember "The Palace of Illusions" which was reenactment of Mahabharata with Draupadi as the central character.

Karna, the illegitimate son of Kunti was one of my favourite character and reading his s If I ever had to chose between reading about the stories of Ramayana and Mahabharata, I would always prefer to select the latter as Mahabharata had characters of various shades and hence, the story from the perspective of different characters brings out different shades of the entire story.

Karna, the illegitimate son of Kunti was one of my favourite character and reading his story was something I looked forward to. Coming to the book, Karna's Celestial Armor is not a book based on Mahabharata but is a current day plot of an Army man named Vasu who was on a mission to find Karna's Kavach - Kundalam. His adventures while searching for the same is quite aptly described in the book.

Vasu travels from Himalayas to Rameshwaram in search of the Celestial Armor. The story is filled with betrayal, suspense, kidnapping, car chases above all others. What's good about the book is the story is written in quite a simple manner so as to engage the readers easily with the book. The supernatural elements of the book are so well imbibed in the story that one does not feel that the characters are superficial. The plot is quite different and does not take the support of any existing conspiracy theories that Ashwin Sanghi is known for.

The book unfortunately falls flat in lot of places that could have been avoided. The character's sketch were not deep and hence one could not connect with the characters at any point eventhough the story is quite gripping. A major character was never named throughout the story and this was another downside of the book. The story started dragging in the last 50 pages but this can be overlooked when the overall concept is taken into consideration.

My suggestion would be that you should read the book to encourage the author and the author should take care of avoiding the various shortcomings that this book had. Dec 02, Srikrithi Srinivasan rated it liked it Shelves: fiction. In the Mahabharata, Karna, the son of Surya and Kunti was born with an armor that rendered him invincible and indestructible in battle. The story is based in the 21st century, where Vasu is somewhat of an alter-ago of Karna.

The writing style is simple and easy to understand. This seemed a bit confusing in the beginning and needed some getting used to. However, this was a high point for me because we got to see things as someone who belongs to a different time.

The first few chapters were pretty slow, and that combined with my difficulty in adjusting to the writing style, had me frustrated with the book. However, the slow pace in the beginning was necessary to build up my interest in the book. I urged myself to keep reading and I was not let down. The story picked up some speed and I was hooked. Overall, it was a light and refreshing read that can be enjoyed by Indian myth noobs as well as geeks.

Oct 24, Shilpa rated it really liked it Shelves: mythology , indian-author-english , review-copy , Karna's Celestial Armor by Surendra Nath is a tale of the quest for Karna's armor that had been taken away by Lord Indra, which ultimately led to his demise.

However, the lord could not enter Heaven with the mortal remains and thus had to hide it somewhere on earth. Five thousand years has passed since then and Vasu Sen, an ardent disciple of Karna has taken up the mammoth task of finding his Kavach-Kundal before it reaches the wrong hands.

Vasu wants to find it first so that he may wipe terrorism off the face of the Earth. Guided by the great warrior himself, Vasu goes through this amazing journey full of mysteries and action. This book taught me some mythological tid-bits which I didn't know earlier and made for a quiet fulfilling read given that I am a huge fan of mythology related stuff. In fact that was the only reason I really picked this one up. The scenic descriptions were beautiful, taking me back to those places that I have already visited and taking me to those places that I have not through Vasu's eyes.

I did have my fair share of issues with the book regarding the appearance of some characters and how some things felt too impossible to be true in the initial parts of the book but I still decided to carry on and that was a good call as it took a turn for a better read gradually!

I'll not point out anything and leave it up to the readers for what I found weird.. You'll not regret it : Another thing that I really want to add as a note to the author is that this book deserves a cover change.

People may pass out on the book just for the cover and miss out on a good book. The cover really does no justice to the content. A more alluring cover will draw more readers to this one! Recommended if you love both Mythology and Crime-fiction! Dec 07, Mahathi Ramya rated it really liked it. The story is about an ex-military person Vasu, who is chosen by Karna a warrior from Mahabharata to find out the celestial armor known as 'Kavach Kundal'.

As per Mahabharata, Karna is gifted with Kavacha kundal covering his body from Lord Surya to protect him from any dangers. This is the sequel to "Karna's Alter ego" which I reviewed earlier here. Karna's celestial armor starts with a quick recap of Vasu's life and why Karna chose Vasu to guide him to find out the armor.

Then, the story takes The story is about an ex-military person Vasu, who is chosen by Karna a warrior from Mahabharata to find out the celestial armor known as 'Kavach Kundal'. Then, the story takes us through the different parts of India accompanying Vasu searching for the armor and its parts.

I felt the story is a combination of mythology, fantasy, and fiction. The author has given some researched facts about mind reading skills and other techniques that can be achieved with meditation, the science behind meditation, about the Ram Sethu bridge, about Yetis in the Himalayas, about Konark temple, Dwaraka, Somanath and Puri Jagannath temples etc.

This book is better than its prequel as this covered a lot of places, people, stories, and myths. Some incidents in the book are very unreal and seemed like a fantasy, but this being a fiction work, we can live with that. The character of Vasu is too ideal to believe. I cannot understand how Vasu can handle his finances while he has to travel a lot and take care of his family too.

The narration is good and the pace is fine but it seemed like too much of information is stuffed in the story. The title and the cover of the book are apt. I thought it would have been better if the story is narrated from Vasu's perspective than from Karna's. Overall, it is a good read if you love some fantasy with mythology and researched facts about Mahabharata and ancient temples.

Nov 12, Kritika Sharma rated it liked it. My overall rating of the book - 3. It is a combination with hints of suspense, thrill, treachery and present day drama. The story revolves around Vasu, kind of an alter ego of Karna, who sets out to hunt for Karna's long-lost celestial armour.

Evidently it is a very powerful object and in hands of enemies it can wreak havoc. Vasu, an army man, travels around to find it's missing My overall rating of the book - 3. Vasu, an army man, travels around to find it's missing pieces. The story is entertaining and gripping. However it lacks a pace. At times you feel like it is flying and at times you feel like it is dragging - its the parts where it drags when you feel like taking a serious break.

The characters are fine. The depth of Vasu's character is pretty good and you can simply relate to him and his ambition. The most important angle to the story is its linkage to the epic Mahabharata. Some also say that they were a part of the Devaloka's devine armoury and so had to be returned back to the armoury.

Another story says that Karna was a demon in Satya Yuga called as Sahasra Kavach and had thousand such kavachs. To kill him Nara and Narayana found that Himalays could generate enough energy. It continued till Sahasra Kavach was left with only one kavach. At the time of Mahabharata Dwapara yuga , Karna was born in kshatriya clan but had to live as shudra as in his previous life he had abandon his kshatriya traits.

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And Vasu is not the only one interested in this quest. The young and charming Sahar, a marine archaeologist, joins Vasu to help him in the race. Join Vasu and Sahar in this thrilling adventure to know why the armour was all that potent, and if it still exists. Here, the journey is more important than the destination, and the reader shall see the protagonist going through a subtle spiritual transformation.

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