Khajuraho Sundari

'Khajuraho Sundari' by Himadrikishore Dasgupta is a sweeping work of Bengali historical fiction set against the temple-city of Khajuraho, where Chandela king Vidyadhara commissioned the famed erotic sculptures that now define the site's legacy. Women purchased from slave markets were stripped of dignity to serve as models — their shame and tears absorbed into stone for eternity. Against this brutal backdrop unfolds the doomed love of Mitrabinda, a woman of rare beauty, and Rahil, a soldier consumed by her. Simultaneously, in Chittorgarh, Maharana Kumbha — while his wife Mirabai loses herself entirely in devotion to Krishna — hungers for earthly love, pursuing a desire that leads toward a shattering conclusion. Dasgupta weaves two parallel love stories into a single devastating tapestry rooted in Indian history. 'Khajuraho Sundari' is the book that proves desire, power, and sacrifice are timeless — read it before history seduces you first.