What greed can do to a person is and what people may give up in the search of mundane luxuries is unimaginable, yet greed drives us all. Even if it's not for luxuries, it is something else. Greed for love, greed for attention, greed for survival and many more.

Tarikshir : The Awakening by Khayal Patel is the combination of horror with mythological touch, set in the British India period.

The story is set in 2 iconic timelines, One being the era of Lord Ram, the other being the British India. The story begins in the lord Ram era where a greedy monkey,
valikesh enters Ravan's palace in search of Gold, but finds something else that threatens its life, eventually killing the monkey.

Then the story moves forward to a small princely state of Rajasthan in British India, from where the story gets more gripping. However there are certain sequences where it felt wasn't really necessary for the story, but they indeed has to be a part there that made this book un-putdownable.

Albeit I felt the book was a bit dragged, specially the prologue of valikesh's sequence is very much dragged. The book will take its time to intrigue you into feeling more involved, when it finally does, This is The Book.

Do I recommend this book?

Yes, it is a perfect blend of thriller, horror and touch of historical and mythological fiction. Whoever enjoys a little brain food, with thrillers and mythological details, can go for it.