

But the Chandravanshis want Shiva to join their side against the Suryavanshis. Although The Immortals of Meluha shows how the Suryavanshis want the Mahadev to help them defeat the Chandravanshis. Shiva from within, never forgets his real identity, a tribal leader. But Amish Tripathi does not forget to keep his character grounded. Amish Tripathi has captured the essence of what an Indian reader would like pretty well.Īs Shiva’s throat turned blue, soon he became the ‘Great Neelkanth’ who according to a legend is a reincarnation of ‘Lord Rudra’ the ‘Mahadeva’ – their idol. But what guarantees a roller coaster ride is Shiva’s throat turning blue, on the very first day, that too under dramatic circumstances. A tribal leader arriving in the most civilized society of that time. The Immortals of Meluha ignites your imagination, with Shiva. The story starts in a country which is yet not called India.

However, what makes the series a success is the narrating style. The Trilogy is Amish Tripathi’s attempt on describing the making of Lord Shiva. It is the first book of the famous Shiva Trilogy. The Immortals Of Meluha is one of the first successful attempts in Indian Mythology. The inhabitants of that period called it the land of Meluha a near perfect empire created many centuries earlier by Lord Ram, one of the greatest monarchs that ever lived…Is the rough-hewn Tibetan immigrant Shiva, really that hero? And does he want to be that hero at all? Drawn suddenly to his destiny, by duty as well as by love, will Shiva lead the Suryavanshi vengeance and destroy evil?” Introduction: In what modern Indians mistakenly call the Indus Valley Civilisation. The Immortals of Meluha begins in 1900 B.C.
