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{{Infobox book<br />
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| name =God of the Sullied<br />
| author = [[Gaurav Sharma (author)|Gaurav Sharma]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| language =English<br />
| subject = Novel<br />
| genre = Fiction, [[Historical fiction]]<br />
| pub_date = September 2018<br />
|image = File:God of the Sullied - Compressed.jpg<br />
|caption = Front cover<br />
| published = Think Tank Books<br />
| media_type = Book<br />
| pages = 240 pages<br />
| isbn = 978-81-9362-044-1<br />
| oclc = 1100763884<br />
}}<br />
'''''God of the Sullied''''' is an Indian national bestselling<ref>{{cite news|title=Publishing house founded by writer, for writers|url=http://www.uniindia.com/publishing-house-founded-by-writer-for-writers/india/news/1594652.html|newspaper=United News of India|date=12 May 2019}}</ref> historical (mythological) novel written by [[Gaurav Sharma (author)|Gaurav Sharma]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Eklavya, the man behind the sullied myth|url=http://epaper.deccanchronicle.com/articledetailpage.aspx?id=15438662&fbclid=IwAR2GVNc6Qo2ZS93uNWt99QlKXKUdyLZAvrVBQyv1uWsQiXe21iF7TgbaL7M#|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|date=28 Feb 2021}}</ref> It is the first book of ''The Sullied Warrior Duology'' and has a sequel, ''[[Long Live the Sullied]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Long Live the Sullied: Tale of Kismet and Karma in Kaliyuga|url=http://www.uniindia.com/news/north/literature-sullied-warrior-review/1836814.html|newspaper=United News of India|date=29 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=God of the Sullied: A tale of Kismet and Karma in Kaliyuga|url=http://www.uniindia.com/god-of-the-sullied-a-tale-of-kismet-and-karma-in-kaliyuga/india/news/1365242.html|newspaper=United News of India|date=30 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Sullied Warrior Duology is all set to be concluded|url=http://www.uniindia.com/the-sullied-warrior-duology-is-all-set-to-be-concluded/north/news/1788333.html|newspaper=United News of India|date=13 November 2019}}</ref> God of the Sullied is set in the ninth-century Indian state of Rudraputra (fictional location). Several rejections of this book's manuscript resulted in the creation of the book ''[[The Indian Story of an Author]]'', a symbolic protest by [[Gaurav Sharma (author)|Gaurav Sharma]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Rejection the reason behind me creating my new book, says Gaurav Sharma|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/040818/rejection-is-the-reason-behind-creating-my-new-book-says-gaurav-sharm.html|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|date=4 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=My experiments with the truth of publishing, Gaurav Sharma's new book|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2018/jul/31/my-experiments-with-the-truth-of-publishing-gaurav-sharmas-new-book-1850861.html|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=31 July 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Publication==<br />
The first edition of ''God of the Sullied'' was published in September 2018 by Think Tank Books, a Delhi-based publishing house.<ref>{{cite news|title=Stay true to your story|url=http://epaper.freepressjournal.in/1864268/Free-Press-Mumbai-Edition/21-Oct-2018?fbclid=#page/18/1|newspaper=Free Press Journal|date=21 October 2018}}</ref> The Hindi translation of the book by the author came out in September 2020 as ''Charitranayak Eklavya''.<ref>{{cite news|title=चरित्रनायक एकलव्य: घोर अत्याचार में आशावादी कथा|url=https://www.outlookhindi.com/art-and-culture/review/charitra-nayak-eklavya-an-optimistic-story-even-in-extreme-tyranny-51411|newspaper=Outlook Hindi|date=8 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=कलियुग में कैसे जिए कोई शापित!:चरित्रनायक एकलव्य की गाथा|url=https://mediawala.in/column/post-37490|newspaper=Mediawala|date=27 September 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
''God of the Sullied'' is a story about an underachieving, innocent and supposedly cursed child, who in the end, conquers the world and demolishes the [[evil]]. The story revolves around ninth century [[India]], just after the sudden demise of [[Adi Shankara]]charya – a time when a unique and exotic [[Ikshvaku dynasty|Ikshavaku]] tribe lives somewhere in Rudraputra. Their scion, Eklavya, as per the predictions of Maha-Purohit (high priest), would take birth with a purpose of demolishing the evil from the earth. The child is declared mystic. However, he would later be clutched in the hands of [[Kali Yuga|Kali]], the darkness.<ref>{{cite news|title=लेखक गौरव शर्मा का उपन्यास 'गॉड ऑफ़ द सलीड' हुआ प्रकाशित|newspaper=Dainik Bhaskar|date=20 October 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Reception==<br />
* [[The New Indian Express]] called this book ''"the kind of book you should curl up, with a hot cup of coffee on your bedside table."''<ref>{{cite news|title=Of Kismat, Karma and Kaliyuga|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2018/nov/06/of-kismat-karma-and-kaliyuga-1894712.html|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=6 November 2018}}</ref><br />
* [[United News of India]] commented, ''"The moment you think you can predict the next chapter of the book, dramatic twists that Sharma cohesively puts into this novel will leave you flabbergasted." ''<ref>{{cite news|title=God of the Sullied: A tale of Kismet and Karma in Kaliyuga|url=http://www.uniindia.com/god-of-the-sullied-a-tale-of-kismet-and-karma-in-kaliyuga/india/news/1365242.html|newspaper=United News of India|date=30 September 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Main characters==<br />
* Eklavya, protagonist<br />
* Vyas, Father of Eklavya<br />
* Sumati, Mother of Eklavya<br />
* Maha-Purohit, high priest of the province of Rudraputra<br />
* Maha-Mantri, chief minister of the state<br />
* Mohammad (enigma)<br />
* Old Man (name unknown)<br />
* Tara (Tribal Girl)<br />
* Acharya Virbhadra<br />
* Acharya Kaushal<br />
* Acharya Bhushan<br />
*Sarpanch (name unknown)<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:2018 Indian novels]]<br />
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[[Category:Hindu mythology in popular culture]]<br />
[[Category:2018 fantasy novels]]<br />
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