Resplendent

Hey folks, the prequel to the legendary Baahubali released recently.   Titled “The rise of Sivagami” by Anand Neelakantan the book illustrates the struggles of Sivagami, popularly known as the traitor’s daughter. She wants to avenge the royal family of Mahishmathi for feeding her father alive to the crows. The book covers all those emotions and turbulence she goes through as a young girl and the steps she has to take to be a part of the powerful 'people' of the empire. The book also captures the psychology of a slave (The one and only! Katappa) whose sole purpose in life is to serve the royals of Mahishmathi. His sense of duty and blind faith for his king and the country is sure to remind you of the Katappa in the movie “Baahubali: the beginning”. Now, Sivagami hasn’t been given much introduction in the movie so as to her background. Briefly, Sivagami is the grandmother of Mahendra Baahubali (shown in “Baahubali: the beginning”, played by Prabhas <3). She i...