''Chandrakanta Santati'' is an
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Hindi
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novel by
Devaki Nandan Khatri. Published in 6 Volumes, it serves as the sequel to ''
Chandrakanta'', the first modern Hindi novel which was released in 1888.
The phenomenal success of ''
Chandrakanta'' prompted Devaki Nandan Khatri to write a 24-part sequel (which was further divided into 295-chapters or ''bayaans'') titled ''Chandrakanta Santati'' (Chandrakanta's Progeny).
The novel primarily revolves around a mechanized labyrinth called ''"Tilism Of Jamania"'' prophesied to be broken by ''Chandrakanta''
's son ''Indrajeet Singh'' & ''Anand Singh'' with the help of a book called ''Rakt-Granth''. The novel has various characters from ''
Chandrakanta'' along with introducing a plethora of new characters.
Contents
Volume I
Volume II
Volume III
Volume IV
Volume V
Volume VI
Adaptations
* ''Kahani Chandrakanta Ki'' is a TV adaptation of the novel which was broadcast in 2011 on Sahara One, by director
Sunil Agnihotri
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Work
Davaa was released in 1997 and was appreciated.
He then went on to produce and direct in 1997 a series ca ...
. The story was very different from the novel. Many actors from the
1994 TV Series reprised their role in the sequel series.
* Pawan Comics published a 12-part comic-book series based on the novel back in the 1990s.
* The novel was adapted as audiobook by the Swedish book publishing company Storytel in 2017. It is voiced by Vijay Vikram Singh, the voice of ''
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*The entire novel consisting of 294-''bayaans'' are narrated by Sameer Goswami which is available on
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.
Sequel
This was followed by ''Bhootnath'', a novel that detailed the exploits of an aiyar of the same name who had figured prominently in his earlier novels. He had modelled it on ''Chandrakanta Santati'' but could finish only 6-parts before his untimely death on August 1, 1913. His son Durga Prasad Khatri, who himself earned fame as a writer on account of his novels ''Raktamandir'' and ''Mrityukiran'', finished the novel and wrote the next 15-parts.
References
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