The Aravan Head

Description

THE ARAVAN HEAD Since ages unknown, in a remote village called Hijravan near Mumbai, a motif of the Aravan Head is being safeguarded by a select group of transgender high priestess down the generation. It is kept inside an ancient temple of Draupadi cult, with a huge statue of Bahuchara Mata but the prime deity is the head of Aravan, which is believed to give potency to men. Considered invaluable in the international black-market, the Aravan head attracts a dangerous crime syndicate that steals artifacts from all over the country. Arya, a young, handsome and enigmatic crime branch officer in Mumbai foils one such attempt to steal the invaluable Aravan Head. He saves a beautiful transgender, Preethi. He also recognizes the one-eyed man behind the theft attempt. That incident unfolds several deadly secrets interwoven with an unlikely person of tremendous authority and power in the political arena of Mumbai. Arya guards the Aravan Head and stumbles upon devastating facts on drug dealing, human trafficking, thefts of ancient artifacts and serious extortion using swap groups. Unseen enemies sprout. His friends get kidnapped. He couldn’t trust anyone since people from his own department are involved along with several ministers and MPs. They bring a departmental enquiry on him. Arya feels strangulated from all sides. Meanwhile four college girls, Neha, Pavithra, Deepti and Suhani, living together in Neha’s Delhi bungalow, decide to hire a cook. The girls expect the cook to be someone old and typical but they all get a sweet surprise as the new cook, Diwakar, turns out to be young, handsome and soft spoken. For the innocent dusky beauty, Pavithra, it is love at first sight. Mayank Agarwal, Neha’s father, comes to Delhi on a business trip and pours eulogies on Diwakar’s gourmet’s meals. But when the girls introduce him to Neha’s father, he gets the shock of his life although the cook Diwakar doesn’t show any reaction. Everything changes after the transgender Preethi comes to Delhi to meet Arya. Everyone’s life is threatened. Mayank’s right hand man Uday Chopra kidnaps Pavithra and Preethi to teach Arya a lesson. Arya teams up with Delhi Police to fight against the powerful Mustafa Salim and Inayatullah. Did Arya save the Aravan Head? Could he bring back Preethi and Pavithra? Did he win the deadly fight against the mafia people? Did he arrest Mayank Agarwal? What prize did he pay for winning over the evil people?

About Author

Narsima Mourty, known better as ARVIND NARSIMA in the literary circles on various social media and to readers nationwide, has come a long way to become an author that he is. Having traditionally published two books, THE INVESTIGATOR SERIES and THE ARAVAN HEAD, along with two short stories in the anthologies, MIDDLE MARCH and SEASON OF LOVE, critics have quoted that he differs hugely from the other contemporary writers as his writings depict most of the social, psychological and economic delinquencies taking place inside domestic ambiences and in the society, with a keen appreciation to the human values. THE ARAVAN HEAD was an immense hit, liked both by readers and critics. It was acclaimed as the BEST BOOK 2017-2018 by LITERARY OSCARS INDIA, nominated for GURGAON LITERARY FEST, 2018 and won the 100 INSPIRING AUTHORS OF INDIA, 2018 award from INDIAN AWAZ and the author himself was adjudged an official FINALIST for GLOBAL AUTHOR OF THE YEAR 2017-2018 award by POWER IS YOU, NEW YORK – USA. His third book, THE CHOSEN ONE, was released this May. It is a religious mystery thriller. He’s a staunch believer in God and his Legacy, which he intends to leave behind for his daughter to hold dear to her heart forever, would be to get recognized as a good author, as a writer whose words have touched millions of fans, worldwide. His other passionate hobbies include travelling, cooking, painting and singing.