THE NAGA WARRIORS

BATTLE OF GOGUL

The Naga Warriors  is written by Akshat Gupta .Akshat Gupta is an Indian writer who wrote the book The Hidden Hindu which became famous all over the world. People like him a lot because of his way of writing. Akshat Gupta's way of writing novels them and people's curiosity always forces people to read his books.

From my personal experience I will always give him 10 out of 10 for his way of writing and keeping people curious. I also liked this book of his very much.

Book summary:

In the beginning of the story it is told that there is a Shadu/Naga warrior, he goes towards the mountains which are covered with snow due to which footprints are formed when he walks there. Naga sadhu walked barefoot on the high, vast and never-ending ranges of the Himalayas. wearing nothing but rudraksh bead necklaces and strings around his waist and biceps, with his long dreadlocks. As he walked up the mountain, Naga saw footprints and realized that they belonged to a mountaineer.

As he moved forward, he saw hiking equipment scattered everywhere, almost buried in the snow. A few steps ahead, he found several bodies. It seemed as if the avalanche last night had swallowed them all. Among all the bodies, there was one body lying further down, completely covered in thick snow, with only a few fingers sticking out. As Naga went closer to the body to take a closer look, the fingers moved slightly. There was still some life left in the body! The Naga pulled out the body. 

It was a man. The traveller opened his eyes and was frightened to see a wild looking Naga Sadhu, bare bodied and bare footed, his face very close to the traveller. The Naga pulled out the body. It was a man. The traveller opened his eyes and was frightened to see a wild looking Naga Sadhu, bare bodied and bare footed, his face very close to the traveller. The traveller was so weak that he was unable to do anything, he fainted.

When he regained consciousness he found that the Naga was dragging him towards the cave by holding one leg. He had heard stories of Aghoris and Naga Sadhus being cannibals. He wanted to fight to save himself, but he did not have the strength to even lift a finger. He accepted his fate and kept looking at the open sky in despair until it turned into the dark ceiling of the cave. The darkness of the cave felt like death and he closed his eyes again.

A few hours later, he woke up and saw the Naga Sadhu sitting in front of him, a fire burning between them. Fire had never looked so scary to him before. It seemed like the fire of hell in which the Naga would burn him alive before eating him. He felt a little more strength in his muscles, so he begged for his life, saying, 'Please don't kill me. Take whatever you want, but spare my life.' The traveler knew that the Naga could not understand a single word of his British English accent. The Naga stood up and walked towards the traveler. The shadow that fell behind him on the uneven and rough walls of the cave was larger than him and with the flames raging in front of him, he looked like a demon of death, coming to swallow the traveler alive. 

The traveler began to crawl away from the Naga, knowing that there was absolutely no place to hide or run, and no possibility of any outside help. The Naga Sadhu came close to the traveler's face and opened his mouth. The traveler closed his eyes in fear, prepared to experience extreme pain when the naga bit him.

‘What is your name?’ the Naga asked. The traveller slowly opened his eyes and listened to the only language he knew and to his surprise it was the wild Naga who was speaking English. He was relieved to hear this, from a mouth he did not expect and in a place where he never thought he would be.

‘How do you speak my language?’ the traveller asked, still cautious and nervous.

‘I am a Naga sadhu, not some illiterate. I am saving your life, not killing you. Now! What is your name?’ the Naga asked.

‘I am Thomas Stones! Who are you?’ the traveller replied, he had gained a little confidence in the last few seconds.

‘I am exactly what I look like, only I am not a cannibal. Don’t be afraid of me. Now go back to the fire. It is too cold for you outside. You need warmth and food to regain your strength and recover.'

The traveller felt a little relieved and silently agreed with what the Naga said as he realised that the Naga was right. They both sat down facing each other, with a fire between them.

'I thought you would kill me... and...', Thomas suddenly said.

'And eat you? We don't do that. It's a myth,' the nameless Naga replied, correctly predicting the second part of Thomas' statement.

'So you can survive without meat?' Thomas asked, indirectly confirming his safety.

'We are not addicted to anything. Sometimes we don't even need food for weeks, although we can eat whatever is available,' the Naga replied, offering the traveller a bowl of food.

'Thank you for your generosity. I would have died there. You saved me,' the hungry traveler said, picking up the bowl. I come from Canterbury, England, and I am a professional hiker. I started hiking when I was eighteen and never stopped until you saved me. What is your story?' Thomas asked.

'I am a Naga and the sole purpose of our clan is to protect Dharma,' the anonymous Naga replied.

'Naga? I had heard stories of Aghoris and Nagas before I decided to come to the Himalayas, but what I see now is something else. So, what is a Naga?' Thomas asked honestly.

'To explain this I have to give you some background. India has been a land of great prosperity and knowledge for thousands of years..............

Book content

1. The Nameless Naga
2. The First Blood
3. Ajaa and Shambhu ji
4. The Disloyal Royal
5. Vanraaj
6. Gokul
7. Revenge And Realization
8. God of War
9. A Clear Message
10. Gokul is Ready 
11. Armies On The Move
12. The First Wave
13. The Second Wave
14. The Crown And The Prince
15. Prisoners of War
16. The Final Battle
17. Nandi Descends
18. Ganesh and Vasuki

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