The World of Samsara
What Happened Before A Lion's Head?
Before humans claimed the land, the immortal realm belonged to a highly disciplined, technologically advanced civilization of Asura demi-gods—beings viewed as half-divine and half-sage by the scholars of antiquity.
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Exploring the mechanics of fate, karma, and rebirth across boundaries.
How Buddhist Cosmology Inspired the Duology
The first two books serve as the universe's anchor. Sinha and Isha's stories map out the rules of reality—immutable, absolute laws that must carry through every character, every choice, and every cycle moving forward.
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Unfinished Business: From Jambudiva to Ériu
Why do characters from ancient India cross paths 300 years later on the coast of Ireland in "A Water Horse"? Rebirth respects no human borders. If the debt remains unpaid, Samsara will drag you across oceans to settle the score.
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Peeling back the layers of ancient history, mythic eras, and human roots.
Retelling Narasimha's Origins
Or Nara Sinha, as he is called in the books. What happens when a divine being created by the Gods has completed his purpose? What then? The result is the Pawn of Samsara duology consisting of A Lion's Head and A Lion's Pride.
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What Was Life Really Like 10,000 Years Ago?
Our ancestors weren't merely surviving day-to-day; they navigated intricate societies and complex social landscapes. The deep past isn't a primitive wilderness—it is a clear mirror reflecting our own modern complexities.
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Making Sense of Ancient History
Constructing a historical retelling demands descending into endless research rabbit holes. The true art is digging up 'just enough' to ground a narrative set in 600 BCE on the Indian subcontinent.
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Behind the scenes of research rabbit holes and character building.
Why Write Gods as Fictional Characters
A conversation with my mother sparked this exploration into how we handle the divine on the page, featuring a non-traditional lens on an origin story of Lord Ganesha.
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Where Do My Stories Come From?
Memory, inherited echoes, or what we offhandedly call a gut instinct or a hunch—could these ephemeral pieces of internal guidance actually be hardwired directly into our DNA?
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Rebirth and Remembering Past Lives
Do we carry echoes of our past cycles into the present? From unexplained connections to vivid dreams, rebirth raises sharp questions about the weight of our past choices and the search for meaning.
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