Uttara Yogi

In 1870, the spiritual leader of the Nagai Japat made a momentous prediction: the Uttara Yogi would settle down in South India. His arrival would herald the liberation of the country from foreign rule and mark the end of the era of falsehood. The long vigil for the Uttara Yogi begins. Having completed his internship for the ICS in England, young Aurobindo Ghose returns to India and joins the service of the Maharaja of Baroda. Soon, he chalks out his programme for achieving India’s independence. He popularised the ‘battle cry’ Vande Mataram and initiated the Swadeshi and Boycott movements to thwart the partition of Bengal. He also strives to replace the moderate policies of the Congress with nationalism. Secretly, he initiates an armed insurrection to overthrow the British by establishing a bomb factory in his ancestral garden house of Muraripukur, the exposure of which leads to the infamous Alipore Bomb Trial. Well-researched and craftily woven, Uttara Yogi is a remarkable historical novel that takes the reader back to pre-independent India through a tale of patriotism, adventure, love, and betrayal. It reveals, through a multitude of characters, episodes, and experiences, the true identity of the Uttara Yogi.