MUGDHALINA - Madhava Kumar Turumella

What if Yeshuva was heir not only to a heavenly kingdom... but to an earthly one?

What if an ancient human inheritance gave dangerous meaning to the words King of the Jews? And what if powerful men within Rome knew of it, and were determined to erase it from history?

In the first century, empires rule through blood, fear and allegiance. Yet across distant lands, from Takshasila and Magadha to Egypt and Judaea, an ancient secret survives, carried through forgotten histories, guarded by those willing to kill or die for it.

Into this world comes Mugdhalina, a young woman whose journey from India draws her towards Yeshuva, a teacher whose message of love and compassion is beginning to disturb the foundations of power. Around them move kings and priests, Roman officials, merchants, spies and warriors, each pursuing a different truth.

At the heart of their struggle lies a mysterious symbol, an ancient inheritance, and a question whose answer could alter the destiny of kingdoms.

Blending historical speculation, philosophy, political intrigue, romance and adventure, Mugdhalina reimagines one of history’s most familiar periods from an unexpected direction.

Some inherit kingdoms. Some renounce them. And some are crucified because others fear what they might inherit.