EPISODE · Feb 8, 2026 · 1 MIN
Why I Wrote The Serpent Prince
from Naga Chronicles – The Serpent Prince: Trials of Patala · host srimukh
What happens when the stories your grandparents told you become a novel? In this episode, Srimukh Duvvuri shares the childhood obsession with the Mahabharata that sparked The Serpent Prince — and why he chose to tell the story from the Naga perspective. He talks about creating Arroyo Bhima Santos, writing the YA fantasy he wished existed at twelve, and why Hindu mythology deserves the same spotlight as Greek and Norse lore.
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What happens when the stories your grandparents told you become a novel? In this episode, Srimukh Duvvuri shares the childhood obsession with the Mahabharata that sparked The Serpent Prince — and why he chose to tell the story from the Naga perspective. He talks about creating Arroyo Bhima Santos, writing the YA fantasy he wished existed at twelve, and why Hindu mythology deserves the same spotlight as Greek and Norse lore.
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