The Boy from Pataliputra is an historical novel by the Indian author, Rahul Mitra. It is staged against the Alexandrian era, in the years of 300 B.C. Aditya and Ajeet are brothers, with no family, living in Pataliputra, in the Magdha kingdom. Though the king is Hindu, majority of the mass practices Hinduism; but still Buddhist monks influence the kingdom because they are wealthy. Ajeet has been framed by the minister of justice, Indukalpa. And as a consequence, Ajeet is being executed publicly while his younger brother Aditya and other well-wishers watch as mute spectators. The administration is at the peak of corruption. Following the execution, Aditya attacks on Indukalpa but fails to nail him down. This action forces him to be fugitive. But why did Indukalpa order to execute Ajeet remains unclear but certainly it is the best climax in the book which forces the boy to flee from Pataliputra to strive ahead in life. With the help of some well-wishers he is packed and sent to ...
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