Is there any archaeological evidence that Alexander, the Great, existedIJ There is no palace, no statue, no excavation done in Greece. Still we believe that he existed.” The author of the novel ‘The Mahabharata Secret’, Christopher C Doyle said this while talking to The Pioneer on the sidelines of a programme organised by Haridwar Management Association in affiliation to AIMA in the city on Monday.
The Mahabharata Quest: The Alexander Secret is the author’s second novel of the series and it has been acclaimed well too.
Through his well- researched works of fiction based on some scientific discoveries and historical facts, Doyle poses many questions to his readers in his three books, The Alexander Secret, The Secret of Druids and the Mahabharata Secret.
He believes that in the next 40 years, the human progenies would be living much longer based on the science of Amrit (immortality) explicated in the Indian scriptures.
In his book, he draws connection of Alexander, the Great, with the Mahabharata, saying that the legendary Greek hero might have come to India after he conquered Persia in quest of immortality.
Asked about the take- home point of his “The Mahabharata Secret”, released in 2013, Doyle said, “There is a lot which the scripture unfolds, but to me the major stand point is that we tend to underestimate our power as human beings. The Mahabharata explains that we tend to blame external factors, taking them as excuse for our unwillingness to act. King Dhritrashtra keeps crying over his destiny and perishes in the end. This was despite Sanjaya asking him to choose Karma and to fight.” He also said that one must believe in the law of Karma and be cautious of one’s deeds since the result comes in this birth. Making a choice is in one’s own hands, said Doyle.
The author also exhorted the students and engineers who had come to attend his presentation at computer hall auditorium of BHEl to join the Quest Club free of cost to satiate their desire to know facts about history, science and mythology.
Comparing the Druids-the mysterious people who lived in the UK-with the Indian philosophers and priests, Doyle said that these ‘Brahmins of the West’ also believe that ‘Atma’ (soul) is immortal. He said that the Indian science and scriptures had much in their storehouse, something that the world should explore to become a better place to live in.