Sultan of Delhi: Ascension

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Sultan of Delhi: Ascension
Author Arnab Ray
CountryIndia
SubjectsCrime
GenreFiction
PublishedEnglish
Publisher Hachette India
Publication date
November 20, 2016
Pages304
ISBN 9-351-95093-X

Sultan of Delhi: Ascension is novel written by Arnab Ray published on 20 November 2016 by Hachette India Publishers. [1] [2] The 2023-crime thriller web series Sultan of Delhi released on Disney+Hotstar is based on this book. [3] [4]

Plot

The story starts with the Independent India, in 1947. [5] Arjun Bhatia, a boy belonged to a former rich family of Lahore in pre-partition era reaches the Indian capital, Delhi with his father. They lived in a camp taken cared by a local businessman. Arjun diches his father and runs away to become a rich and known man. Arjun meets Bangali, a former resident of Kolkata, West Bengal who ran away from his home in childhood. They both started working under local businessman, later a politician Seth Ji. They got into a controversial fight with Rajendra, camp owner's son. The story end when Arjun Bhatia kills Bangali. [6]

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