The Immortals of Meluha: The Shiva Trilogy Book 1

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The book was rejected by several publishers in India. At last, the Amish decided to self-publish the book and started campaigning for the book online. He also made a youtube video of the first chapter and published the first chapter online for free reading. Finally, in 2010 Westland Publishing House agree to publish the book and the book became hugely successful commercially and Amish Tripathi became a well-known author. Amish's writing style is engaging and seamlessly blends historical and mythological elements. The intricate setup of the world and the political turmoil of Meluha paint a vivid picture of the era. The fusion of historical details with mythical elements creates a unique reading experience that keeps you hooked. Shiva Trilogy's final book to release in March 2013". The Times of India. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013 . Retrieved 13 January 2013. Shiva – The main character in the story. He is a Tibetan immigrant to Meluha and the chief of the Guna tribe. On arriving in Meluha and consuming the Somras, his throat turns blue making him the Neelkanth of the Meluhan legend, which speaks of the appearance of Neelkanth as a destroyer of evil. The Meluhans end up believing that Shiva would be their saviour against evil. [5]

We wish the writing was more elaborated, the characters were built up with sound research and the author had paid more attention to the quality of writing. Amish artfully described how Suryavanshis wanted Mahadev to help them annihilate Chandravanshis, and Chandravanshis expected him to join their camp against Suryavanshis. Another very important point of thinking left by this book for readers is the interpretation of good and evil or a misunderstanding of good and evil.

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Veerbhadra – A captain of Shiva's army and his close childhood friend. He was later renamed as Veer Bhadra, a title earned by once defeating a tiger single-handedly. [8] He seeks Shiva's permission, the leader of Gunas, to marry Krittika. There is a man here who is not a born God but is forced to play the role of a person and realize his destiny by making all the right choices and fulfilling his duties to humanity. The biggest letdown was the writing. I felt the author tried too hard to flower up the language by using big, ostentatious words repeatedly, and the effort showed. It reminded me of an essay by a school kid, who’s just learnt a new word and is eager to use it at any opportunity he might get. Seriously, isn’t ‘kindness’ a much better substitute to ‘munificence’? And isn’t ‘arrogant’ a lot less conspicuous than ‘supercilious’?

Although the modern or colloquial language is a necessary condition for connecting with youth in the modern era, the author seems to have forgotten the content of this book. Ram? Make him follow all the rules and make him do everything that is by the book and make him bow and you have the Maryada Purshottam Ram! For the folks looking for Lord Shiva's methodologically accurate chronicle would feel frustrated. This book is certainly not for the purists; they should explore authentic SHIVA PURAN for that goal. As they reach Meluha, the tribesmen meet Ayurvati, who heads the medicine there. She gives medicines to all the tribes so that Meluha does not have to face any kind of disease and infection. Before I tell you what this book is about, let me tell you what its NOT about because I feel that is more important.

As I said in the beginning, I am biased towards Lord Shiva and so understandably, I have tried to read some stories and books based on him. I have read blogs and articles, few religious texts and heard lectures about what and who Shiva is. The way I perceive him, Shiva is a difficult god to capture. Very difficult indeed. Other Gods, not so much!Bhattacharya, Pradip (7 October 2010). "In Antidiluvian India". The Statesman. Statesman India Ltd. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011 . Retrieved 9 January 2011.