''Chandrakanta Santati'' is an
epic fantasy
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Hindi
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novel by
Devaki Nandan Khatri
Devaki Nandan Khatri (18 June 1861– 1 August 1913) was an Indian writer who lived in Varanasi and wrote the historic fiction fantasy novel ''Chandrakanta (novel), Chandrakanta''.
Biography
He was born on 18 June 1861 in a Punjabi family ...
. Published in 6 Volumes, it serves as the sequel to ''
Chandrakanta'', the first modern Hindi novel which was released in 1888.
The phenomenal success of ''
Chandrakanta'' prompted Devaki Nandan Khatri to write a 24-part sequel (which was further divided into 295-chapters or ''bayaans'') titled ''Chandrakanta Santati'' (Chandrakanta's Progeny).
The novel primarily revolves around a mechanized labyrinth called ''"Tilism Of Jamania"'' prophesied to be broken by ''Chandrakanta''
's son ''Indrajeet Singh'' & ''Anand Singh'' with the help of a book called ''Rakt-Granth''. The novel has various characters from ''
Chandrakanta'' along with introducing a plethora of new characters.
Contents
Volume I
Volume II
Volume III
Volume IV
Volume V
Volume VI
Adaptations
* ''Kahani Chandrakanta Ki'' is a TV adaptation of the novel which was broadcast in 2011 on Sahara One, by director
Sunil Agnihotri
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Work
Sunil Agnihotri started as an assistant director and did many films. His last as an assistant was with Lat ...
. The story was very different from the novel. Many actors from the
1994 TV Series reprised their role in the sequel series.
* Pawan Comics published a 12-part comic-book series based on the novel back in the 1990s.
* The novel was adapted as audiobook by the Swedish book publishing company Storytel in 2017. It is voiced by Vijay Vikram Singh, the voice of ''
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*The entire novel consisting of 294-''bayaans'' are narrated by Sameer Goswami which is available on
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.
Sequel
This was followed by ''Bhootnath'', a novel that detailed the exploits of an aiyar of the same name who had figured prominently in his earlier novels. He had modelled it on ''Chandrakanta Santati'' but could finish only 6-parts before his untimely death on August 1, 1913. His son Durga Prasad Khatri, who himself earned fame as a writer on account of his novels ''Raktamandir'' and ''Mrityukiran'', finished the novel and wrote the next 15-parts.
References
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