In the Gupta court of 377 CE, the sharpest mind in the room belonged to a queen, and Storizen Magazine noticed 🔥
📰 Storizen Magazine, October 2026 issue.
Here is what the review says:
“Sarvajeet Dinesh Chandra’s Dhruvadevi: The Queen Who Made Chandragupta is a debut historical thriller set in the Gupta Empire around 377 CE. It reimagines Dhruvadevi not simply as a royal wife, but as a sharp political actor whose choices help shape the rise of Chandragupta II.
The book is best for readers who enjoy historical fiction, palace politics, and stories centred on women whose influence has been overlooked. Sarvajeet writes in a clear, dramatic style that moves easily between romance, danger, and political manoeuvring. His language is accessible rather than heavily academic, which helps readers enter an ancient world without feeling lost. At the same time, the novel carries the flavour of an epic: royal courts, alliances, espionage, rebellion, and civil war are described with a sense of scale and urgency.
History is treated as a starting point rather than a fixed script. The author uses known figures and the Gupta-Saka conflict, but admits that Dhruvadevi’s inner life and many events are imagined. This gives the novel freedom to explore female agency, marriage as a political tool, and the violence behind empire-building. The risk is that readers wanting strict historical accuracy may feel the line between record and invention is sometimes blurred.
The strongest part of the book is Dhruvadevi herself. Sarvajeet gives her intelligence, anger, and agency, making her more than a symbol of a forgotten past. Yet the novel occasionally leans towards familiar thriller beats—betrayal, assassination, and dramatic reversals—which can make the politics feel more modern than ancient.
Even so, it is an engaging, readable introduction to a queen history largely left behind.”
Link to October 2026 Issue of Storizen. Dhruvadevi Review on Page 40 FlipHTML5 – https://online.fliphtml5.com/pulft/xczd/
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