The Temple of Hope: A Novel | Author - Vishnu Muraleedharan

The Temple of Hope, the novel, is a blend of magic and reality. Duttan Ravindran represents the common man with aspirations and hopes of a future with a secure job and a beautiful and happy family. He undergoes hardships and struggles a common man faces to accomplish his dreams and turn them into reality. He witnesses the two-facedness of work-life in a world filled with jealousy and competition. He comes across the bitter truths of life, succumbs to his emotions, and fails to move further with life. The story takes a drastic turn as he attempts to face the odds of life and overcome them. He seeks to perceive what lies beyond human emotions and to see the bigger reality of life. He comprehends the bigger meaning this Earthly life bestowed on him by the Universe and finds purpose through the path of spirituality and renunciation.