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The Ashtadasa Code - When Ancient Codes Rewrite Destiny
Paperback
ISBN13: 9789356790025
Publisher: White Falcon Publishing
Published: Jun 2 2026
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.24 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
The Ashtadasa Code
Her father is murdered. Her legacy is a riddle. Her world will never be the same.
When renowned archaeologist Dr. Shankar Rao is found brutally murdered inside a sealed temple vault in Kerala, the world dismisses it as an impossible crime. But for his estranged daughter, Maya Rao - a brilliant no-nonsense cybersecurity expert - it's a personal tragedy wrapped in a cryptic message. Carved onto her father's chest is a single, ancient symbol and a series of numbers pointing to the Bhagavad Gita.
Reluctantly, Maya is drawn into her father's arcane world, forced to seek help from Dr. Aryan Varma, a disgraced Vedic historian whose radical theories often blurred the lines between myth and advanced science. Together, they decipher Shankar's final, desperate trail: a coded journey through India's most sacred and mysterious sites, from the musical pillars of Hampi to the submerged ruins of Dwarka.
But they are not alone. Hot on their heels is ACP Kabir Malik, a relentless police officer who believes Maya and Aryan are the key suspects. And lurking in the shadows is Vikram Sethi, the charismatic industrialist behind The Yakshas- a shadowy organization that believes the world is on the cusp of a new age, and they intend to control it. Sethi seeks what Shankar Rao died to protect: a relic of staggering power, hidden by the Pandavas after the Kurukshetra war, capable of reshaping the very climate of the planet.
As the clock ticks and the body count rises, Maya and Aryan must unravel the secrets of the Brahmashirsha, confronting ancient myths and modern betrayal. Can they decode the ultimate cipher before The Yakshas unleash a power that could bring the world to its knees?
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