Historical fiction set in racy thriller format by Aroon Raman

Entrepreneur turned author Aroon Raman's love for history has led him to pen his second adventure fiction novel which combines thriller with a bout of history.
Released recently, "The Treasure of Kafur" is set in Mughal India, about 250 years before Akbar, when Allauddin Khilji, one of the first Delhi sultans sends his general down south to drain it of its treasures.
Thus, the prologue of the book is largely centred at the hiding of the treasure; how Khilji's general Malik Kafur goes down south, procures the treasure but is very scared to send it north because a lot of rulers are after it. So, Khilji orders Kafur to bury the treasure until the dust settles which is when the general dies and the secret of the treasure remains buried.

Cut to 250 years later, "Hindustan, 1580 AD when Akbar is at the height of his power, seemingly invincible. But twenty years of war have earned him many enemies, and rebellion is brewing led by Asaf Baig, the king of Khandesh who stumbles upon the knowledge the secret of the treasure of Kafur, that will guarantee victory to Akbar's enemies, is known to an old woman Ambu," says the book.
The adventure begins when Baig kidnaps Ambu and the old woman's grandson goes out to rescue her. At many instances, historical characters come in but the book is primarily a work of adventure fiction.

Raman, a history enthusiast always wanted to embed the Mughal era as the backdrop of his novel therefore, research required to pen down a historical thriller was never too daunting.
"It was my love for history combined with my diet for thriller and adventure so research was not a challenge. Being a history enthusiast and having done a substantial amount of writing on the Mughal period, the research and process of writing the book simplified," Raman told PTI in an interview.