India, Jan. 11 -- Om Raut grew up around historical stories, coming from books, his grandparents as well as his travels. Somewhere along the way he saw himself as part of this bigger picture and imagined himself a time traveller. "I grew up listening to a lot of stories of rulers like Chhatrapati Shivaji and his great warriors, his soldiers, figures like Maharana Pratap, Chanakya, Tipu Sultan and Haider Ali. I romance history. I like to live in the dream world of that bygone era. There's some kind of power that I draw from it. It gives a sense of where one came from, a sense of belonging and great sacrifices. Today, there are smartphones which keep us connected, anytime, anywhere. But the sense of history keeps you grounded amid all the l...