Ash Walker of Lothal

Before myth. Before empire. Before history had names—there was Lothal. Set in 4500 BCE, Ash-Walker of Lothal is a sweeping historical audio drama about power, ritual, and rebellion in one of the world’s first great cities. When Sarayu, a nameless orphan, is condemned to death by fire for defying the temple order, something impossible happens—the flames refuse him. He emerges not a corpse, but a living mystery. Now, in a city built on ritual and silence, a single voice begins to change everything. But Sarayu is no chosen one. He is hunted by priests, watched by foreign spies, and haunted by a past even he cannot fully recall. As belief spreads like wildfire, so does danger. Among those drawn to his orbit are: • Mehna, a defiant chantkeeper who sings rebellion into ritual; • Zurin, an exiled engineer who knows the city’s sacred water systems better than the gods do; • Dvarika, a cold tactician who hides her plans behind ledgers and lies; • And Eristiya, an Akkadian infiltrator sent to crush Sarayu—until she begins to question the empire, and herself. Each episode immerses you in the raw stone and smoke of ancient Lothal—where power is spoken in glyphs, betrayal wears perfume, and the city itself becomes a battleground for meaning. Will Sarayu become the leader the people need? Or just another myth swallowed by time?

Disclaimer: This show may contain expletives, strong language, and mature content for adult listeners, including sexually explicit content and themes of violence. This is a work of fiction and any resemblance to real persons, businesses, places or events is coincidental. This show is not intended to offend or defame any individual, entity, caste, community, race, religion or to denigrate any institution or person, living or dead. Listener's discretion is advised.Less