Oath of the Vayuputras releasing early March 2013



















I just got an intimation that the third book in the Shiva Trilogy 'The Oath of the Vayuputras' by Amish Tripathi is releasing early March 2013 and is up for pre-order at a discounted rate on Flipkart.

Go grab it people!

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