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	'''''The Ekkos Clan''''' ({{ISBN\|978-93-81523-95-7}}, 978-14-95229-78-7) is a mystery novel written by Indian author [[Sudipto Das]], based on historical research.<ref name=":30" /> It was published by Niyogi Books and released in India in July 2013<ref name=":1">[http://niyogibooksindia.com/portfolio-items/the-ekkos-clan-books/ Niyogi Books] Publisher's Page for The Ekkos Clan</ref> and officially launched at a function in Bangalore on 3 August 2013.<ref name=":6">[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/strains-from-a-grand-lineage/article4979095.ece First book reading session and launch] in Bangalore on 3 August</ref>		'''''The Ekkos Clan''''' ({{ISBN\|978-93-81523-95-7}}, 978-14-95229-78-7) is a mystery novel written by Indian author [[Sudipto Das]], based on historical research.<ref name=":30" /> It was published by Niyogi Books and released in India in July 2013<ref name=":1">[http://niyogibooksindia.com/portfolio-items/the-ekkos-clan-books/ Niyogi Books] Publisher's Page for The Ekkos Clan</ref> and officially launched at a function in Bangalore on 3 August 2013.<ref name=":6">[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/strains-from-a-grand-lineage/article4979095.ece First book reading session and launch] in Bangalore on 3 August</ref>

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'''''The Ekkos Clan''''' ({{ISBN|978-93-81523-95-7}}, 978-14-95229-78-7) is a mystery novel written by Indian author [[Sudipto Das]], based on historical research.<ref name=":30" /> It was published by Niyogi Books and released in India in July 2013<ref name=":1">[http://niyogibooksindia.com/portfolio-items/the-ekkos-clan-books/ Niyogi Books] Publisher's Page for The Ekkos Clan</ref> and officially launched at a function in Bangalore on 3 August 2013.<ref name=":6">[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/strains-from-a-grand-lineage/article4979095.ece First book reading session and launch] in Bangalore on 3 August</ref>

In less than a fortnight of its release ''The Ekkos Clan'' was at third position<ref name="sudiptounplugged.blogspot.in">{{Cite web|url=http://sudiptounplugged.blogspot.in/2013/10/the-ekkos-clan-bestselling-new-release.html|title=The Ekkos Clan – Bestselling new release|website=sudiptounplugged.blogspot.in|access-date=2017-11-06}}</ref> in the bestsellers list in [[Flipkart]] in the Literature and Fiction category. It was also at third position in the "Top 10 Bestsellers of the Week" at [[Oxford Bookstore]] in September 2013.<ref name="sudiptounplugged.blogspot.in"/>

== Author ==

''The Ekkos Clan'' is the debut novel of [[Sudipto Das]], who holds an engineering degree from [[IIT Kharagpur]]. Sudipto, a veteran in the [[Semiconductor industry|Semiconductor Industry]], stays in [[Bangalore]]. He is a member of a music band [[Kohal The Band|Kohal]], which he started in Bangalore in 2007 with his IIT friends.<ref name=":0" /> He has been a secretary at the [[Sarathi Socio Cultural Trust]]<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.deccanherald.com/content/194299/many-facets-fest.html|title = Many facets of a fest|date = 29 September 2011|accessdate = 25 September 2014|website = |publisher = Deccan Herald|last = Lasrado|first = Svetlana}}</ref> for many years, looking after their cultural initiatives<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090927/jsp/nation/story_11547193.jsp|title = Lakshmi smile on Durga Puja – Hint of revival from crisis in bangalore festivities|date = 27 September 2009|accessdate = 25 September 2014|website = |publisher = The Telegraph|last = SUKUMARAN|first = AJAY}}</ref> in Bangalore. In September 2014 he recreated Eastern European melodies of the 1940s for the War Musical [[Schweik in the Second World War|Schweyk in the Second World War]] by [[Bertolt Brecht]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatimeline.tripod.com/Deccan_Chronicle-13sep2014-brecht.pdf|title=Keeping a "Brecht"|last=Gupta|first=Namita|date=13 September 2014|website=Keeping a "Brecht"|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|accessdate=13 September 2014}}</ref>

==Plot summary==
=== Thriller set against Ancient Indian history ===
Kubha tells many stories to her children. She has heard these stories from her ancestors. No one really knows where these stories came from. Many years later sometime during the nineties of the last century, long after Kubha died a gruesome death during the [[Partition of India|partition riots]] of 1947, her grandson Kratu, who is doing his masters at [[Stanford University]], and his girlfriend Afsar, who studies [[linguistic palaeontology]], figure out that the stories are not mere bedtime tales. They discover that each story is rich in linguistic fossils and is actually in the form of a riddle which has clues to some explosive aspects of [[Ancient India|ancient Indian history]] not well known. They also come to know that all the unnatural deaths that have happened in their family over the past hundred years were all murders. Some fanatic group wants to eliminate the entire family of Kratu's to remove all traces of Kubha's stories, which if exposed will change the way the fanatics want the Indian history to be seen as. Kratu, Afsar and their friend Tista embark on a journey across continents to decipher Kubha's stories. While doing so, they also discover Kubha in a new light. They come to know of several things about Kubha's life which no one in Kratu's family knew till now.

=== Clash between two mysterious forces ===
"Kratu, Sudipto’s protagonist, finds himself suspended deep in a clash between two mysterious forces, and sets on a quest to find answers to questions that man has posed to himself every now and then: Where did I come from?"<ref name=":30" />

=== Fanaticism ===
In a blog<ref name=":3">[http://sudiptounplugged.blogspot.in/2013/08/readers-reviews-of-ekkos-clan.html Sudipto's blog]: Readers' reviews of "The Ekkos Clan"</ref> Sudipto says the following about his book:

''Mine is more of a mystery novel, where there are lot of riddles in the form of small stories, each leading to some prehistoric event or anecdote, all of which together tell a tale of our civilization, our culture... It deals with fanaticism in the garb of an extremist nationalism, something that gave rise to [[Nazism]]. It deals with the identity of [[India]] and the [[Indian civilization]]. It deals with the gradual evolution of hierarchies in a society and many more...''

==Background==
"In India, there is the emergence of fiction and non-fiction writers who offer a sharp perspective, informed by their personal experiences, who are recording a historical (and painful) moment."<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/stories-on-conflict/article6274928.ece|title = Stories on conflict|date = 4 August 2014|accessdate = 7 August 2014|website = BOOKS » LITERARY REVIEW|publisher = The Hindu|last = BHATTACHARJI ROSE|first = JAYA}}</ref> Sudipto has mentioned in the acknowledgement of the book that the seed idea of'' The Ekkos Clan'' came from certain aspects of his grandmother's life. Having grown up with lot of stories about Bangladesh, from where his family had to flee during the partition riots of 1947, he has used [[Bangladesh]] and "''the true stories which he heard... about the Partition''"<ref name=":39">12 June 2014: [[The Hindu]], [http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/throwing-light-on-indian-history/article6104639.ece Throwing light on Indian history]</ref> extensively in his book.

=== Bengal side of partition ===
Some of his readers<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.flipkart.com/the-ekkos-clan/product-reviews/ITMDMTDCQ5GTGTYM?pid=9789381523957|title=Reviews The Ekkos Clan – Latest Review of The Ekkos Clan, India {{!}} Flipkart.com|website=Flipkart.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-06}}</ref> have pointed out ''The Ekkos Clan'' is perhaps one of the very rare books which deals with the [[Partition of Bengal (1947)|Bengal side of partition]] so vividly. The same was highlighted in an article<ref name=":32">[[The New Indian Express]]: [http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/An-unflinching-look/2013/10/15/article1835468.ece An Unflinching Look]</ref> in [[The New Indian Express]]. Sudipto talked about the sparse representation of the Bengal partition in Indian literature at a panel on Borderland Narratives of the Bengal Partition,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spurlock.illinois.edu/events/event.php?ID=1664|title=Panel: Borderland Narratives of the Bengal Partition, Events, Spurlock Museum, U of I|website=www.spurlock.illinois.edu|access-date=2019-05-26}}</ref> held at the [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|UIUC]] in April 2019.<ref>{{Citation|last=Sudipto Das|title=Borderland Narratives - Lecture by Sudipto at the UIUC, 25 April 2019|date=2019-05-05|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plrEZSX2JF4|access-date=2019-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sudiptounplugged.blogspot.com/2019/05/borderland-narratives-of-partition-of.html|title=Borderland Narratives of the Partition of Bengal - Transcript of Sudipto's lecture @ UIUC, 25 April 2019|last=Das|first=Sudipto|date=2019-05-12|website=Unplugged - Anything Anywhere!!|access-date=2019-05-26}}</ref>

===Linguistic Palaeontology===
The book also deals extensively with [[linguistic palaeontology|Linguistic Palaeontology]], apart from other disciplines like [[Astronomy]], [[Archaeology]], History, Music, Mathematics and Poetry. "Sudipto wanted to come up with a literature that flourishes with [ancient] Indian history,"<ref name=":34" /> and Linguistic Palaeontology has been used as the main tool to decode various controversial aspects of the ancient Indian history, which has left very little archaeological evidence.

==== Rig Veda & Indo-European Urheimat ====
A very extensive research on the Rig Veda and the various [[Indo-European studies|Indo-European]] topics form the foundation of the book. Sudipto has provided a selected list of research papers, especially the ones written by [[Harvard University|Harvard]] [[Indologist]] [[Michael Witzel]], and other material referred by him at the end of the book.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/awesomesneakpeekers/reference|title=Selected Reference – sneak peekers|website=sites.google.com|access-date=2017-11-06}}</ref> The book attempts to demystify the'' Rig Veda'' to a great extent, delving deep into behind the scene stories of the'' [[Rig Veda]]'', the oldest book of the mankind.

Sudipto has added the following disclaimer in the acknowledgement: ''I am aware that the views expressed by various characters in the novel about the [[Indo-European Urheimat]] and the origin of the [[Indo-Aryan peoples|Aryans]] are controversial and may not be universally accepted. In this I have followed the school of thought espoused by Witzel et al.''

=== Development of the book ===
Sudipto began working on the book in 2008 <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sudiptodas.com|title=Sudipto Das|website=www.sudiptodas.com|access-date=2017-11-06}}</ref> when he started reading about ancient [[Indo-European origins|Indo-European]] history and the ''Rig Veda''. He began writing the book in July 2010, completing the first draft by November of the same year. A reviewer has pointed out that Sudipto "is holistic in his background research, dramatic in creating thrills and bluntly smart in his approach."<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://debrajdpaideia.wordpress.com/2014/11/03/a-book-review-of-the-ekkos-clan/|title = debrajdpaideia|date =3 November 2014 |accessdate = 3 November 2014|website = |publisher =Debraj Moulick |last =Moulick |first = Debraj}}</ref> He gave the first draft of the book, which was initially titled ''From The Horse's Mouth'', to many of his acquaintances to know their reaction and feedback. He also got two critiques done by literary consultants in [[London]]<ref>[http://literaryconsultancy.co.uk/2013/08/international-success-for-tlc-client-sudipto-das/ The Literary Consultancy], London</ref> and [[New Delhi|Delhi]]. He came up with the final draft of the book in December 2011 after which he approached publishers. He was represented by Writer's Side. Niyogi Books signed the contract with him in May 2012 and the final editing took close to a year. The book was released in July 2013.

==Companion book==
''Myths & Truths Behind The Ekkos Clan'' ({{ISBN|978-14-97574-20-5}}, 978-14-97588-41-7, 978-14-97576-90-2, 978-14-97588-39-4), published in April 2014 <ref>{{Cite book|title=Myths & Truths Behind The Ekkos Clan|last1=Das|first1=Mr Sudipto|last2=Dutta|first2=Ms Kamalika|last3=Francis|first3=Mr Arun|date=2014-04-06|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform|isbn=9781497588394|editor-last=Ghosh|editor-first=Mrs Arpita|language=English}}</ref> as a coffee table book, describes the language and history on which the novel was based.<ref>{{cite news | date=24 June 2014 | newspaper=The New Indian Express | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/On-Dravidian-Iranian-connect/2014/06/24/article2296362.ece | title=On Dravidian-Iranian connect}}</ref>

==Reviews and comments==

# "''A promising debut in the growing realm of modern Indian fiction''", said [[Jug Suraiya]], a senior columnist with [[Times of India]], about the book.
# "''Sudipto Das’ debut novel combines ancient history, linguistic palaeontology, mathematics, music and a mystery story''," said [[The Hindu]].<ref name=":17">The Hindu: [http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/history-decoded/article5167498.ece History de-coded]</ref>
# "''Application of linguistic palaeontology amidst a mystery novel marked with glimpses of mythology and historical narrative is unique in an Indian setting, and places both the author and the novel at a space currently occupied by a very few''," commented a critic.<ref name=":30" />
# [[Sunday Guardian]] reviewed ''The Ekkos Clan'' on 17 August 2013:<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/bookbeat/investigating-the-aryan-connection|title=Investigating the Aryan connection|website=www.sunday-guardian.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-11-06}}</ref> "''For a novel whose setting stretches from the Partition-affected villages of [[Noakhali riots|Noakhali]], [[Bangladesh]] to [[Arkaim culture|Arkaim]] in the Southern Urals, The Ekkos Clan is a daring novel. The scope of the narrative is magnanimous and deftly handled.... The Ekkos Clan should be read for its sheer aspiration and the intelligent handling of historical material.''"
# [[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] reviewed it on 27 November 2013:<ref>The Telegraph, 27 November 2013: [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131127/jsp/t2/story_17614574.jsp#.UpV2AcQwpyU An Indian thriller inspired by Dan Brown & Harrison Ford!]</ref> "''An Indian thriller inspired by Dan Brown & Harrison Ford! For a debut novel The Ekkos Clan is quite promising, with echoes of Dan Brown in the storytelling... [It] is like any fast-paced thriller, replete with murder and miraculous escapes.''"
# [[Bangalore Mirror]] said it's ''"an interesting read for an afternoon''.<ref name=":20">[[Bangalore Mirror]], 20 Sept 2013: [http://indiatimeline.tripod.com/BGMIR_2013_9_20_18.pdf Three Reads]</ref> ''One feisty woman’s partition story..., The Ekkos Clan combines the struggle for survival with Kubha's determination to safeguard her lineage in turbulent times''..."<ref name=":35">Bangalore Mirror, 15 November 2013: [http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/lounge/One-feIsty-womans-partition-story/articleshow/25775075.cms? One feisty woman's partition story]</ref>
# [[The New Indian Express]] extolled its ''"unflinching look at communal carnage." ''<ref name=":27" /> A review was published on 26 November 2013:<ref name=":37">The New Indian Express, 26 November 2013: [http://epaper.newindianexpress.com/190082/The-New-Indian-Express-Bangalore/26-NOVEMBER-2013#page/21/2 Of linguistics, history and philosophy]</ref><ref>The New Indian Express, 26 November 2013: [http://newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Of-linguistics-history-and-philosophy/2013/11/26/article1910742.ece Of linguistics, history and philosophy]
</ref> "''A tale of the Indian civilization and culture, The Ekkos Clan written by debutant author Sudipto Das takes you on a roller coaster ride, telling the mystery behind the Aryan race as well as delving into the origin of stories behind mankind’s greatest book, The Rig Veda...''"
# [[Deccan Chronicle]] called Sudipto "''Bin'das' writer..., a multi-talented personality''."<ref name=":29">Deccan Chronicle, 23 October 2013: [http://indiatimeline.tripod.com/Deccan_Chronicle_-_23_oct.pdf Bin'das' Writer]</ref>
# Dutta Aparajita noted "The book is [...] a journey of discovery, through soul, through life."<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://crystallasia.wordpress.com/2014/11/02/book-review-the-ekkos-clan-by-sudipto-das/|title = BOOK REVIEW : THE EKKOS CLAN BY SUDIPTO DAS|date = |accessdate = 6 Nov 2014|website = BOOK REVIEW : THE EKKOS CLAN BY SUDIPTO DAS|publisher = |last = Dutta|first = Aparajita}}</ref>

=== Similarities with Dan Brown's novels ===
Many reviews<ref name=":31">[http://rangarajaniyengar.wordpress.com/2013/09/09/book-review-the-ekkos-clan-debut-novel-by-sudipto-das/ Ranga's Weblog] | [http://shreygoyal.com/the-ekkos-clan/ Shrey Goyal] | [http://thebigbombreviewer.blogspot.in/2013/09/little-about-ekkos-clan.html Vaibhav Mopidevi] | [http://booksallaroundme.blogspot.in/2013/12/review-ekkos-clan-by-sudipto-das.html?spref=fb Meghant Parmar] | [http://sankshvet.blogspot.in/2014/01/bookreview-ekkos-clan-by-sudipto-das.html Words' Worth by Samarpita] | [http://theerailivedin.wordpress.com/2014/02/10/the-ekkos-clan/ The Era I Lived In] | [http://booksnewsindia.wordpress.com/2014/11/01/book-review-the-ekkos-clan-author-sudipto-das-publisher-niyogi-books/ Books News India] | [http://debrajdpaideia.wordpress.com/2014/11/03/a-book-review-of-the-ekkos-clan/ debrajdpaideia's blog] | [http://crystallasia.wordpress.com/2014/11/02/book-review-the-ekkos-clan-by-sudipto-das/ crystallasia] |
</ref> and readers' comments<ref name=":2" /><ref>Readers' comments at [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18195225-the-ekkos-clan goodreads]</ref> are available online. Many readers have pointed out<ref name=":2" /> thematic similarities of ''The Ekkos Clan'' with [[Dan Brown|Dan Brown's]] novels with [[Robert Langdon]] as the main protagonist. Sudipto acknowledges<ref name=":3" /> that he was "''indeed inspired by characters like [[Robert Langdon]] and [[Indiana Jones (character)|Indiana Jones]], who solve intriguing mysteries about Christianity in popular thrillers''", and that he has attempted to do something similar with the Indian perspective. But, he also clarifies, "''putting his book in the same genre as those of the above may be misleading''".<ref name=":3" />

On the flip side, Sunday Guardian said, "''there are rarely any flashes of literary brilliance, when it comes to the descriptive and the introspective''." Few readers have complained<ref name=":2" /> about too many characters, which can be confusing.

==In Media==
===Print & Online===
# [[The Hindu]]
#* 12 June 2014: Feature, "''the novel focuses on the various aspects of ancient culture, evolution of the people in the subcontinent and the hierarchy that forms the caste system''..."<ref name=":39" />
#* 19 October 2013: Event listing.<ref name=":18">The Hindu, 19 October 2013: [http://indiatimeline.tripod.com/Hindu_19_Oct.pdf Your Day]</ref>
#* 11 October 2013: Feature, "''Sudipto Das’ debut novel weaves Indian history and fiction''..."<ref>[[The Hindu]]: [http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/new-look-at-history/article5221424.ece New look at history]</ref>
#* 26 September 2013: Feature, "''If you are a history buff and a thriller aficionado, then The Ekkos Clan might just be the book for you''..."<ref name=":17" />
#* 2 August 2013: Feature, "... ''book launch of The Ekkos Clan by Sudipto Das will be held on August 3''..."<ref name=":6" />
# [[Sunday Guardian]], 17 August 2013: Book Review, "... ''The Ekkos Clan is a daring novel''."<ref name=":12" />
# [[Deccan Herald]], 1 September 2013: Featured in Sunday Herald, Book Rack.<ref name=":13">Sunday Herald: [http://www.deccanherald.com/content/354502/book-rack.html Book Rack]</ref>
# [[Bangalore Mirror]]
#* 15 November 2013: One feisty woman’s partition story<ref name=":35" />
#* 18 October 2013: Event listing.<ref name=":19">Bangalore Mirror, 19 October 2013: [http://indiatimeline.tripod.com/BGMIR_2013_10_19_28.pdf Book Reading]</ref>
#* 20 September 2013: Three Reads, "''An interesting read for an afternoon''"<ref name=":20" />
# [[Sakal Times]]
#* 6 October 2013: Interview, "''It won't be a sequel per se... will be about the mathematician Aryabhatt.''"<ref name=":22">Sakal Times:
[http://indiatimeline.tripod.com/sakal_times-interview-6oct13.pdf QUICK CHAT]</ref>
# Star of Mysore, 4 October 2013: Interview, "''My second book named Prembajar...''"<ref name=":23">Star of Mysore:
[http://indiatimeline.tripod.com/Star_Of_Mysore_Online.htm MARKETING YOUR BOOK IS THE MOST CHALLENGING]</ref>
# Techgoss.com, 10 October 2013: Interview, "''IIT educated Sudipto Das has written his first novel ‘Ekkos Clan’ and it is already a best seller''.."<ref>Techgoss.com: [http://www.techgoss.com/Story/652S12-Chip-Engineer-writes-Best-Seller.aspx Chip Engineer writes Best Seller]</ref>
# [[The New Indian Express]]
#* 24 June 2014: Feature, "''The Ekkos Clan is a mystery novel dealing with controversial aspects of ancient India which have left very little archaeological evidences''"<ref>24 June 2014, The New India Express: [http://epaper.newindianexpress.com/293113/The-New-Indian-Express-Kochi/24062014#page/18/2 On Dravidian-Iranian connect]</ref>
#* 26 November 2013: Review, "''Of linguistics, history and philosophy''"<ref name=":37" />
#* 15 October 2013: Feature, "''Sudipto Das, the author of The Ekkos Clan, writes, perhaps for the first time, on the sufferings of people of the Bangladesh side during the 1947 Partition of India''..."<ref name=":32" /><ref>[[New Indian Express]]: [http://epaper.newindianexpress.com/172371/The-New-Indian-Express-Kochi/15102013#page/18/2 An Unflinching Look]</ref>
#* 12 October 2013: Feature, "''An Unflinching Look at Communal Carnage''"<ref name=":27">The New Indian Express: [http://epaper.newindianexpress.com/171349/The-New-Indian-Express-Thiruvananthapuram/12-10-2013#page/18/2 An Unflinching Look at Communal Carnage]</ref>
# [[Deccan Chronicle]]
#* 23 October 2013: Feature, "''Bin'das' Writer''..."<ref name=":29" />
#* 19 October 2013: Event listing.<ref name=":26">[[Deccan Chronicle]], 19 October 2013: [http://indiatimeline.tripod.com/Deccan_Chronicle_-_19_oct.pdf City Buzz]</ref>
#* 18 October 2013: Event listing.<ref name=":25">[[Deccan Chronicle]], 18 October 2013: [http://indiatimeline.tripod.com/Deccan_Chronicle_-_18_oct.pdf City Buzz]</ref>
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20131024015153/http://www.newsyaps.com/ NY.NEWSYAPS], 23 October 2013: Review & Feature, ''Cultural Superiority and the modern Indian: A conversation around The Ekkos Clan''<ref name=":30">NY.NEWSYAPS, 23 October 2013: [http://indiatimeline.tripod.com/NY.NEWSYAPS_23Oct2013 Cultural Superiority and the modern Indian: A conversation around The Ekkos Clan]</ref>
# [http://delhidiary.in/ Delhi Diary], 1–15 November 2013: Feature, "''The book is a feed of intellect, facts, fiction and mysteries''..."<ref name=":34">Delhi Diary: [http://delhidiary.in/event_detail.php?id=nWZmnQ Book Lover's Day]</ref><ref name=":33">[http://indiatimeline.tripod.com/Delhi_Diary_nov_2013.pdf Delhi Diary], November 2013 Issue</ref>
# [[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]], 27 November 2013: Review & interview, "''References to astronomy, archaeology and the Rig Veda and cryptic rhymes pepper the novel''..."<ref name=":36">The Telegraph, 27 November 2013: [https://www.telegraphindia.com/1131127/jsp/t2/story_17614574.jsp An Indian thriller inspired by Dan Brown & Harrison Ford!]</ref>
# Absolute India, 2 February 2014: Interview, "Anyone who reads can also write" <ref>Absolute India, 2 February 2014: [http://indiatimeline.tripod.com/absolute-india-bombay-2feb2014.pdf Interview]</ref>

===Blogosphere===
# Reviews<ref name=":31" />
# Interviews<ref>[http://bloggerinterviews.blogspot.in/2013/10/interview-with-sudipto-das-of-the-ekkos.html Blogger Interviews] | [http://nishitak.com/tag/the-ekkos-clan/ Nishita's Rants and Raves] | [http://itchingtoread.blogspot.in/2013/11/meet-author-of-ekkos-clan-sudipto-das.html Reading Corner] | [http://en.paperblog.com/sudipto-das-author-of-the-ekkos-clan-answers-some-questions-705233/ paperblog] | [http://aditichopra1.wordpress.com/2014/11/02/interview-with-author-sudipto-das/ Aditi Chopra's Blog] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224143020/https://aditichopra1.wordpress.com/2014/11/02/interview-with-author-sudipto-das/ |date=24 December 2014 }} | [http://inderpreetkaur.blogspot.in/2014/11/author-answers-by-sudipto-das.html Eloquent Articulation] |</ref>

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