I realised that most of our modern scientific advancements, like calculating the distance between the sun and the earth, locating the nine planets in our solar system through the use of telescopes, and so on, had already been laid down in our religious texts
1. Tell us more about your background and journey.
Born in Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh, Akshat grew up in a religious household. His mother & grandmother used to recite to his stories, legends, and tales from Ramayana, Mahabharata, and religious sermons. He was always very fascinated with Indian mythology. He completed his high school and college from Indore, where the family had moved in for better education of the children..
After completing his studies, he took over his family business and managed a successful restaurant for over a decade. The writer in him kept surfacing and he wrote several poems and short stories as a hobby. Soon the artist in him won over the businessman and he decided to move to Mumbai to diversify his work as a writer. He has written varied verses, poems, lyrics, screenplays, and can often be found quoting other great minds of literature, poetry and cinema alike.
There is no end to the flight of imagination, and Akshat fully takes that belief and imbibes in his work. The Hidden Hindu is his first novel and also the first part of the trilogy.
2. When and How you decided to be an Author?
I was going through a very difficult phase when I decided to write my thoughts, then came a stage when I wanted to write stories for my son to read, so it was a gradual progression to writing books.
3. When is the second part of the book coming out?
The second part of The Hidden Hindu will be out for our readers by the end of March. Also, the Hindi version of the first part will be out this December.
4. Tell us more about your book "The Hidden Hindu".
I, like many of my readers, grew up listening to tales of Ramayana and Mahabharata, learning about the seven immortals in Hindu mythology and about other ancient wisdom passed down to us through our ancestors. At a certain stage, I realised that most of our modern scientific advancements, like calculating the distance between the sun and the earth, locating the nine planets in our solar system through the use of telescopes, and so on, had already been laid down in our religious texts.
From there arose the idea for the book. What if the seven immortals are not just a fictional imagination of the ancient writers but as real as the distance of sun and earth and the presence of the 9 planets? And thus I decided to bridge the gap between the futuristic and the mythological in my book The Hidden Hindu.
5. Which book would you recommend to our readers and why?
Although it is a very personal choice, I would highly recommend everyone to read The Bhagwat Gita at least once. Whether or not you are Hindu or religious, it is a must-read. The book is a learning of life, of being a human and the best possible version of yourself. I am sure at some time in your life, the words will resonate with you.
Interviewed by - Ashwarya Jha
There is no end to the flight of imagination, and Akshat fully takes that belief and imbibes in his work. The Hidden Hindu is his first novel and also the first part of the trilogy.
2. When and How you decided to be an Author?
I was going through a very difficult phase when I decided to write my thoughts, then came a stage when I wanted to write stories for my son to read, so it was a gradual progression to writing books.
3. When is the second part of the book coming out?
The second part of The Hidden Hindu will be out for our readers by the end of March. Also, the Hindi version of the first part will be out this December.
4. Tell us more about your book "The Hidden Hindu".
I, like many of my readers, grew up listening to tales of Ramayana and Mahabharata, learning about the seven immortals in Hindu mythology and about other ancient wisdom passed down to us through our ancestors. At a certain stage, I realised that most of our modern scientific advancements, like calculating the distance between the sun and the earth, locating the nine planets in our solar system through the use of telescopes, and so on, had already been laid down in our religious texts.
From there arose the idea for the book. What if the seven immortals are not just a fictional imagination of the ancient writers but as real as the distance of sun and earth and the presence of the 9 planets? And thus I decided to bridge the gap between the futuristic and the mythological in my book The Hidden Hindu.
5. Which book would you recommend to our readers and why?
Although it is a very personal choice, I would highly recommend everyone to read The Bhagwat Gita at least once. Whether or not you are Hindu or religious, it is a must-read. The book is a learning of life, of being a human and the best possible version of yourself. I am sure at some time in your life, the words will resonate with you.
Interviewed by - Ashwarya Jha
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