Brinda Gaitonde-Nayak

The Path Brinda Gaitonde-Nayak

The Path is a story that revolves around the search for an actual path to salvation or Nirvana, laid down in the 5th century by Raksha, a Buddhist monk, around various ancient historic sites of Mumbai. Such an introspective route comprising of transcending stages is described in several Buddhist texts, but its literal existence is being proven by a world renowned Indologist Dr. Debu Koyna, ex-chief of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). He is assisted in this search by epigraphist Tanya Viz, researcher at the Asia Society, New York, and Sagar Sathyu, an archaeologist at Kanheri, Mumbai. Two parallel storylines - one set in the present day and another set in the early 5th century, run simultaneously, each dealing with separate yet similar stages in the Path.