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'Chandrakanta'
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'Chandrakanta'

Devaki Nandan Khatri's debut novel, and modern India's first bestseller

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Jul 13, 2022
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We begin our exploration of popular Indian fiction with Chandrakanta, a wonder tale of magic, mystery and adventure, that became modern India’s first bestseller.

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