Not all battles are fought on the battlefield.
Some are fought in silence.
In the Shadow of the Sun is a contemplative spiritual work that listens to Karna - not as a mythic warrior, but as a mirror to the unseen struggles of the human soul.
This book does not retell the Mahabharata.
It enters the spaces the epic leaves untouched:
the cost of loyalty, the weight of unchosen identity, the pain of standing by one’s truth when recognition never arrives.
Through poetic reflection and inward inquiry, the narrative explores:
What it means to remain loyal when clarity would be easier
The quiet burden of being capable, yet unseen
The armor we build to survive and the price of wearing it
Dharma not as righteousness, but as endurance
Silence not as absence, but as witness
Each chapter invites the reader to pause, reflect, and recognize parts of themselves hidden beneath duty, expectation, and forgotten worth.
This is not a book to be rushed.
It is meant to be read slowly, returned to, and felt.
For readers drawn to mythology, philosophy, and inner reflection, In the Shadow of the Sun offers not answers but recognition.
You may enter seeking Karna.
You may leave having met yourself.
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Anurag Kaushik
Anurag Kaushik is a writer of reflective philosophy whose work explores silence, moral tension, and the unseen cost of inner allegiance. His writing is concerned less with judgment and resolution, and more with the quiet spaces where loyalty, identity, and restraint are formed.
In the Shadow of the Sun arises from a contemplative engagement with the figure of Karna - not as a heroic symbol or tragic victim, but as a human presence shaped by silence, obligation, and unchosen consequence. The book reflects on how fidelity to promise can demand an inward price, and how dignity often survives not through triumph, but through restraint.
The author does not approach myth as instruction or spectacle. His work is rooted in attentive observation, allowing meaning to surface through stillness rather than assertion. He writes for readers willing to sit with ambiguity, to honor what remains unspoken, and to consider whether strength is sometimes revealed most clearly in what is endured without declaration.
