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The book is part of the Indic Chronicles, which celebrate India’s spirit of resistance, focusing on heroes who have been forgotten or under-celebrated in history.It highlights a diverse group, including a Tamil warrior, uniting to fight for honour, blending historical research with storytelling
Amish Tripathi
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I had heard about Amish Tripathi long ago but never got around to reading his work. However, I frequently heard high praise from those who had. Amish Tripathi has written two renowned series: the first is a trilogy on Lord Shiva, and the other is a series on Lord Ram Chandra. In terms of popularity, his Shiva Trilogy is more well-known and has always been on my bucket list.
Growing up listening to many stories surrounding Hinduism and Indian culture, it gave me motivation as an adult to look for novels such as this. A telling of grand heroes, powerful female characters, unrelenting use of magic and the constant message or lesson embedded in each tale. The Immortals of Meluha holds itself to this standard. Shiva goes through his journey learning of what it means to have the ‘perfect’ society. Along with the risks and tribulations involved in making the world a better place even though things seem fine on the surface.
Delmar Byers
Review on Book 1
The plot is no different from your average ‘chosen one’ narrative but it’s amazing how much a story can look so new if you simply change the cultural perspective. I loved seeing someone as revered as Shiva portrayed as a man who simply wanted to do what was right for the people. Except he realizes the world he’s in is a little more complicated than it looks when perfection involves hefty risks.
Shanna Margolis
Review on Book 1
The first book was amazing. The world-building, the concept of Shiva as a human who becomes a legend, and the mystery around Meluha really pulled me in. It felt fresh and exciting.
The second book was good but not as strong as the first one. The suspense about the Nagas was interesting, but the pace felt slower in pa
Mike Sendler
Review on Book 1
The third book honestly disappointed me. I didn’t enjoy it as much. The story felt stretched, and the ending didn’t fully satisfy me emotionally. However, I really liked the overall message of the trilogy especially the idea that “evil” is not a person but a result of circumstances and human choices. That deeper theme was powerful, even if the execution in the last book wasn’t perfect.
Charmaine Tobey
Review on Book 1
Amish Tripathi
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THE CHOLA TIGERS AVENGERS OF SOMNATH
The place will be of their choosing. The time will be of their choosing. But the Indians will have their vengeance. 1025 CE, India. Mahmud of Ghazni believes he has crushed the spirit of Bharat—the Shiva Linga at the Somnath temple lies shattered and thousands are dead
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The Shiva Trilogy by Amish
Amish Tripathi is an author, former diplomat and broadcaster from India. He is among the fastest-selling authors in Indian publishing history, known best for The Shiva Trilogy and Ram Chandra Series.
THE IMMORTALS OF MELUHA
THE SECRET OF THE NAGAS
THE OASTH OF THE CAYUPUTRAS
About the author
Amish is an IIM (Kolkata) educated, banker turned award-winning author. The success of his debut book, The Immortals of Meluha (Book 1 of the Shiva Trilogy), encouraged him to give up a fourteen-year-old career in financial services to focus on writing. He is passionate about history, mythology and philosophy, finding beauty and meaning in all world religions
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HarperCollins is delighted to announce its acquisition of the eagerly awaited new book by India’s bestselling author Amish Tripathi. War of Lanka will be the fourth book in the Ram Chandra Series, the second fastest-selling book series in Indian publishing history. The previous books in this bestselling series include Ram: Scion of Ikshvaku, Sita: Warrior of Mithila and Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta. The date of release for War of Lanka will be announced soon.
About Amish
My Story
Before he was known as the fastest selling author in the history of Indian publishing, Amish Tripathi was a marketing and product manager in the life insurance sector. He even turned into an atheist during the Bombay riots of 1992-93, but his faith in God was restored during the time he researched on the Shiva Trilogy. From keeping aside his wish to become a historian, to taking up science and finance to earn a better living, Tripathi had been a practical person throughout his life — even when it came to writing and promoting his philosophical books, that went on to become The Immortals of Meluha, The Secret of the Nagas, and The Oath of the Vayuputras.
While Tripathi was about to graduate from his B.Sc (Mathematics) course at St. Xavier’s College, his twin brother suggested taking the Common Admission Test (CAT) to pursue an MBA from one of India’s premier management institutes. While his brother couldn’t make it, Tripathi got through and went to IIM Calcutta. He then worked in the financial services industry for many years. Tripathi never really wanted to become a writer, but a show on History Channel gave his life a different direction.
Personal Life
Tripathi was born in a very religious family, with his grandfather being a priest and a mathematics and physics teacher at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU). Tripathi expanded his knowledge of religion and Hindu theology with the help of his religious parents and grandfather. He wanted to be a historian but soon realized that it’d be a career filled with struggle. Therefore, Tripathi dreamed of being a scientist or an industrialist.
Between the time Tripathi gave up being a historian to becoming a full-time author in 2014, he had been working the the field of finance at multiple companies, most of which were of the IDBI Group. The foundation of the smart marketing strategies Tripathi used to promote his books was laid during his time as a marketing and product management professional.
"I’m a voracious reader, and I can give you a long list of books that should’ve been bestsellers but they are not, because no one marketed them."
Amish Tripathi
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Tripathi had been an atheist and there were times when he didn’t step into a temple that he visited with his wife. This behaviour started to change when Tripathi was encouraged by his family to write a philosophical thesis on the nature of Evil. While Tripathi wanted to turn it into a book purely based on philosophy, his brother and sister-in-law advised him to write an adventure story and make philosophy a part of it. Eventually, the protagonist became none other than the “destroyer of evil” i.e. Lord Shiva.