Myths & Truths Behind The Ekkos Clan

by Sudipto Das

Someone wants Kratu's whole family dead. Is it personal vendetta? Or is it because they have access to Kratu's grandmother Kubha's stories, which conceal perilous secrets?

Kubha’s stories, which form the basis of all the mysteries in The Ekkos Clan, are all about the Aryan Trail and the Rig Veda. Myths and Truths Behind The Ekkos Clan is meant to provide the historical, archaeological and linguistic background behind Kubha’s stories.

About The Ekkos Clan
"A promising debut in the growing realm of modern Indian fiction" - Jug Suraiya

"An Indian thriller inspired by Dan Brown & Harrison Ford!... fast-paced thriller, replete with murder and miraculous escapes" - Telegraph

"If you are a history buff and a thriller aficionado, then [it] might just be the book for you" - The Hindu

"A tale of the Indian civilization and culture... takes you on a roller coaster ride" - The New Indian Express

"An interesting read for an afternoon... One feisty woman's partition story" - Bangalore Mirror

"Should be read for its sheer aspiration and the intelligent handling of historical material" - The Sunday Guardian

"Is essentially a mystery novel, but is grounded in a substantial base of research and exploration into our past" - newsyaps.com

210 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 6, 2014

About the author

Sudipto Das was born in Calcutta in 1973 to a family that fled Bangladesh during the partition riots of 1947. He grew up listening to horrid stories of the partition, something he has extensively used in his debut novel, The Ekkos Clan, published in 2013. A violinist trained in Western classical music, Sudipto debuted as a music composer in 2014, when he recreated Eastern European melodies of the 1940s for the War Musical "Schweyk in the Second World War" by Bertolt Brecht. An engineer by profession, Sudipto is a veteran in the semiconductor industry and an entrepreneur, having co-founded two start-ups. He is also a columnist and a speaker at TEDx events. Sudipto lives in Bangalore with his family. History, culture, language, writing, and music are of special interest to him. A member of an amateur music band, Kohal, he also enjoys travelling.

Reviews

[Shrey Goyal]

My gratitude to the author for including me in the acknowledgements section.