Sattva Rising: A Modern Kurukshetra

A visionary archaeologist. A clandestine council. An AI oracle that refuses to answer without ethics. When Arin Malhotra—polymath founder, reluctant mystic—uncovers a humming lattice beneath the desert, he awakens more than an artifact. He stumbles into The Veil, a secret architecture that has steered markets, media, and ministries for generations. To confront it, Arin assembles an unlikely fellowship: Jai, an ex-operative haunted by clean kills; Rhea, a cybersecurity savant who codes like a poet; Dev, a philosopher of institutions; and Mira, a charismatic organizer with dangerous friends and fiercer loyalties. Their battleground is modern Kurukshetra: boardrooms, encrypted networks, courtrooms, and streets. Their weapon is Sattva—an open, accountable AI that maps power's trajectories and demands footnotes for every prophecy. As Arin spars in public with Kiran Deshmukh—the charming tech magnate who embodies stewardship without consent—the team exposes hidden manuscripts, survives betrayal from within, and endures a siege of disinformation designed to make hope feel naive. This is not a tale of lone saviors. It's a chorus of allies—whistleblowers, aunties, gig workers, students—who turn transparency into muscle and democracy into a daily craft. The Shadow War doesn't end with a decapitated cabal, but with institutions rebuilt to reward explanation and punish secrecy. Krishna Reborn: The Shadow War is a high-stakes technothriller braided with spiritual inquiry and civic realism—where code meets dharma, where algorithms learn humility, and where the most radical act is making power explain itself. Perfect for fans of Black Mirror's moral puzzles, Neal Stephenson's cerebral scope, and the ethical spine of The Bhagavad Gita—reimagined for a world of data farms, deepfakes, and fragile democracies. Inside you'll find: A clandestine consortium dismantled by sunlight, not assassins An AI "oracle with footnotes" that refuses unethical queries A modern warrior's code for fighting without becoming what you oppose Ancient manuscripts that reveal the original playbook of control—and its flaws A finale that turns a data center into a public trust and a movement into muscle In this epic of conscience and code, the veil is thin—and the work is ours.