Author : Amish Tripathi
Year of Release : 2010
About The Author
Amish is a 40 year old Indian author. He is known for his books Immortals Of Meluha, Secret Of The Nagas and the Oath Of The vayuputras which is collectively known as Shiva Triology. Immortals of Meluha is his debut book and the Shiva Triology became the fastest selling book series in the History of Indian Publishers. The Immortals of Meluha is a ground-breaking novel that has set a new bar for Indian-themed fantasy, and thus it is of immense value in that respect alone.
Characters In The Book
Shiva – Neelkanth – Mahadev
Shiva is introduced as the leader of Gunas who later turns into the Saviour . Shiva , the Neelkanth acts a catalyst in the story. Shiva himself is intended with romantic interest Princess Sati of Meluha. He is described as a comman man and later as the Destroyer Of Evil. Amish tries to give many of his philosophical ideas through Shiva. Shiva is told stories of how the caste system was established by Lord Ram and it is based only on merit. It allows every individual to pursue their natural talent rather than pursue a vocation based on their inherited caste.
Sati – Princess Of Meluha
Sati is a daughter of warriors and her beliefs and attitudes are true to that legacy. She stands alongside Shiva as an equal rather than someone used to move along his story. As a reader, that has immeasurable value to me. Sati is definitely a standout character in several aspects. She is a damsel in distress.
Note : The Characters of Ganesh, Parvateswar , Anandamayi, Daksha ,Karthick ,Ayurvathi, Nandi, Dilipa, Veerbadra, Krithika and Brihaspathi are worth notable .
Story (outline)
A stage is set where Shiva, the leader of the Guna tribe, is tired of fighting the Pakratis for survival each day and he is considering moving to Meluha with his tribe to lead a new life. Meluha is a near perfect city where no one is poor, everyone has food, everyone lives in