Novel Title – Immortals of
Meluha
Author – Amish Tripathi
Publication Date – 2010
Publishers – Westland
First of all I appreciate the
imagination of author amish tripathi to come up with such a unique novel that
retells the legend of lord Shiva in a fictionalized way. This book is like a
reference guide for the readers who are new to Indian mythology and unaware of
the legend of God Shiva.
When I gained my consciousness
as a human being, it was lord shiva’s temple that I first visited and I felt a
divine calmness in my mind. I wondered who must be this enigmatic yogi who is
in constant meditation, detached from worldly pleasures. He is known by many
names like “Ashutosh”, “Shankara”,”Mahesha”, “Neelkantha”, “Somnath”,
“Balrajeshwar” and “Shambu”. “Immortals of Meluha” redefines Lord Shiva as a
modern day warrior who realizes his divinity and potential as a divine
“Neelkantha” and wages a war against inhumanity. On the auspicious occasion of
Mahashivratri, I bought this book and as I started turning the pages of this
book, my faith and devotion in Shiva has become more stronger.
Synopsis : Set against the
backdrop of Indus civilization, immortals of meluha is story of a Tibetan
warrior named Shiva whose tribe is constantly attacked by a terrorist group
named prakratris. He not only has to confront these deadly ‘prakratris’, but
also find a secured and secluded place for his tribe where he and his tribe can
lead a peaceful life far from the bloodshed and inhumanity. But destiny has
kept some different plans in store for this valiant warrior Shiva. Nandi, a
resident of a place called “Meluha” invites shiva and his tribe to migrate to
meluha where they can be safe from the heinous prakratris. Though shiva settles
down at meluha along with his tribes, he has to face a new challenge to protect
“meluha” city from chandravanshis and nagas, the deadly enemies who are bent to
destroy the meluhan empire. How Shiva protects Meluha from chandravanshis,
nagas and prakratris is best described by author amish tripathi in the first
chapter of shiva trilogy – immortals of meluha. Today where Indian authors are
coming up with same stuffs like stories about call centers and emotional love
sagas, amish tripathi’s book is really a visual treat and a refreshing change.
Through this book, author amish has bridged the gap between mythology and
history and presented a modernized version of Shiv puran. In this novel, you
will find all the mythological characters like Sati, Daksha, Nandi in a
complete new avatar.
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| Author Amish has redefined mythology genre with Shiva Trilogy |
Immortals of Meluha is the
first chapter in the Shiva trilogy followed by another two novels – Secret of
Nagas and Oath of vayuputras. Immensely gripping with action, romance,
intriguing story line and engrossing characters, Immortals of Meluha keeps you
glued right from the opening scene till the grand intriguing climax. If I want
to describe about this book in simple words then it is like ‘Avatar” meeting
“300”. This novel will remind you of epic hollywood movies like “Ben Hur”,
“Avatar”, “Gladiator”, “Kingdom of heaven” and “Brave heart”. I highly
recommend this novel to the readers who love fantasy, history and mythology.
Hope you all loved this article. Do comment and keep reading.
Har Har Mahadev !!!
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