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The Chronicler Tales….
Come embark on a journey through Time and Transformation.
Suffering severe injuries from a gas explosion, Anjan meets Savio who brings him face to face with the private demons from his past. But past demons do have a way to come into one’s present with life changing consequences. Who is Savio?
The Chronicler of the Hooghly and other stories is now available worldwide on Amazon, Flipkart and select book stores.
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New Book Alert !Four stories. Five crucible experiences.The Chronicler of the Hooghly by Author Shakti Ghosal
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About the book : Four stories. Five crucible experiences.
As Samir embarks on a sunset cruise on the Hooghly, he meets the enigmatic Chronicler who takes him on a two and a half centuries journey surrounding the curse of a fabled pearl necklace, as mentioned by his dying mother.
Spanning between the pandemics of 1919 and 2020, Dipen and Indranil are confronted by tragedies under vastly different societal conditioning and development.
As the capital of the British Raj shifts to Delhi in 1912, Junior Clerk Sujit with wife Bina is forced to migrate. Shanti, born of a forceps delivery gone horribly wrong, comes into their lives.
Suffering severe injuries from a gas explosion, Anjan meets Savio who brings him face to face with the private demons from his past. But past demons do have a way to come into one’s present with life changing consequences. Who is Savio?
About the author : Shakti Ghosal is a new author of fiction on the block. He currently resides with his wife Sanchita in the city of Kolkata in India. Together, they are the proud parents of two lovely daughters. Passionate about exploring new places and cultures, Shakti has been a globetrotter. Shakti uses a wide angle narrative style in his writings into which he brings his rich global perspective and life experiences. He loves to explore relationships within emergent situations.
An engineer and MBA (Faculty Gold Medal 1984) from IIM Bangalore, Shakti has lived close to four decades of corporate life in India and abroad. A professional certified Coach, Mentor and Trainer, Shakti runs Leadership Workshop cum coaching programs for organisations as part of his commitment to develop and upgrade Leadership Incubation globally. He is a visiting professor at IIM Udaipur, IIM Kashipur and IIM Nagpur.
To know more about the author visithttps://www.shaktighosal.com/
THE CHRONICLER OF THE HOOGHLY has been nominated as the BOOK OF THE MONTH!!
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I am excited to report that in the latest Booknerds Fortnightly Newsletter, ‘the Chronicler of the Hooghly and other stories’ has been nominated as the Book of the Month. For me, this is a humbling experience!
The Chronicler of the Hooghly and other stories is now available in India on Amazon India, Flipkart as well as globally on Amazon International as well as Country specific amazon sites.
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The Chronicler of the Hooghly gets its Cover revealed by Rain N’Books!
The Chronicler of the Hooghly had a Cover Reveal yesterday by Rain N’ Books!
At Rain N’Books , it is indeed raining books. With an enviable collection of Books reviewed and under review. I am delighted they went ahead and did a Cover reveal for ‘The Chronicler of the Hooghly and other stories’.
Come, Be a part of the celebrations with four stories and five crucible experiences.
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The Chronicler of the Hooghly features and now available on Amazon India. It would be available internationally in the coming week.
The Battle of Chandernagore
Guns and cannons roared on both sides. The three British warships had sailed up the Hooghly in a surprise move and had surrounded the French fort d’Orleans. The East India company under Roberts Clive leadership wanted to give a death blow to the French in Chandernagore so as to prevent any potential alliance between Siraj Ud Daula and the French.
A cannonball struck and damaged the Nandadulal mandir belonging to the Chowdhury family. As another cannonball whizzed past, consternation took hold as people ran helter-skelter seeking refuge. Zamindar Raja Chowdhury was getting increasingly worried. He and only a few family members knew of the secret vault inside the temple where the family wealth was hidden. What if the raging battle destroyed that!
Snippet: The Battle of Chandernagore was fought between the French and English in Bengal in 1757AD, as part of the Seven Years’ War raging in Europe. From it the British gained effective control of Calcutta and the Bengal hinterland, and culminated in Robert Clive defeating the combined forces of Nawab Siraj Ud Daulah and the French at Plassey later the same year.
In order to take the French Fort d’Orleans guarding Chandernagore, British war ships went up the Hooghly river and set up the attack as a prelude to British troops coming in over land. After the French defeat, Chandernagore lost its dominance as a commercial hub to Calcutta.
The Battle of Chandernagore features in ‘The Chronicler of the Hooghly’ which is due to release this month ( February 2021). For updates, do visit www.shaktighosal.com.
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An exposition from the Bhagvad Gita
“You know Elokeshi, as I sat near the funeral pyre, watching my father’s mortal remains turn into ashes which were being blown by the wind, it seemed to me that my father’s soul was being released for its heavenward journey”, observed Dipen.
Elokeshi was looking at Dipen steadfastly, and then said softly, “In Bhagavad Geeta, Shree Krishna says:
Vasansi jir nani yattha vihaya
Navani grih nati maro parani
Tatha Sharirani vihaya jir nanya
Nyani sanyati navani dehi
Just like we do not change even when we replace our old garments with new, so does the soul remain unchanged as it discards its worn-out body and takes birth in a new one”.
As he listened to the erudition of Elokeshi through her recital of the verses from Geeta, something inside Dipen shifted and tears started coursing out of his eyes. Gently, Elokeshi put his head on her shoulder as she caressed his hair.
Snippet: In Hinduism it is believed that as the soul reincarnates in a new body in a new life, one’s thoughts and actions in the previous life, either good or bad, impact one’s destiny and fate. This is the concept of Karma.
The above is an excerpt from the story Pandemic, part of my forthcoming book ‘The Chronicler of the Hooghly and other stories’ which is scheduled to release this month (February ’21). For updates, do visit
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An Interview with CheckerNews.Com journal
I was asked by Atish Home Chowdhury of the CheckerNews. Com journal in an interview recently whether Kolkata remains as vibrant as it used to be in terms of culture, Literature and intellectualism.
As I started responding to the question, I realised how in my book, ‘The Chronicler of the Hooghly’, without even consciously realising it, I have actually ended up showcasing what Kolkata ( or Calcutta as it was called earlier) stands for and how and why it has become the way it is. This is yet one more evidence of how sometimes a book or a story ends up writing itself!
The other question which I had found interesting ( and also difficult!) was
to ‘suggest some tips to our young readers who often get tensed and impatient when things don’t go as per their plan.
I invite you to see the interview and responses in the direct link of the journal below:
http://thecheckernews.com/shakti-ghosal-interview/
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The Chronicler Tales……
‘The Chronicler of the Hooghly and other stories’ is scheduled to release in February ‘21.
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A New Beginning 