Hi Guys,
It’s very
difficult to write a fiction story based on religious characters. A little slip
would mean that the book will be criticized for ever. A little high on
reverence would stamp the book as a religious book and number of people reading
would decrease.
Amish has done a
marvelous job writing ‘The Immortals of Meluha’ The novel is the first part of
the Shiva Trilogy. The second part is ‘The Secret of the Nagas’ which has
already released and third part ‘The Oath of Vayuputras’ is yet to release.
The outline of
the story is just simple – The Story of the Man, whom legend turned into a God.
The year is 1900 BC. The story begins
with Shiva in Mount Kailash, nearby Lake Mansarover. He is the leader of a
group of people. He is aided by Bhadra. They face frequent attack from enemies
as the enemies want to acquire Lake Mansarover. At the same time, Nandi a
captain from the Meluha kingdom (which spreads over the western parts of India
and current Pakistan) approaches Shiva and asks their people to come to Meluha
for their safe being.
Shiva decides to
go and once they reach Meluha, they are astonished by the development and
discipline at Meluha. The Meluha kingdom is ruled by King Daksha. The Meluhans
are Suryavanshis (people who follows solar calendar). They were once ruled by
Lord Ram who devised all the rules and hence he is worshipped as a God.
The Meluhans are
facing lot of troubles. The Saraswati River is on the brink of extinction. They
face terrorist attack headed by Chandravanshis who have allied with the evil
Nagas. The legend says a hero will emerge and he will be the savior.
When Shiva
reaches Meluha, the people are offered a drink that is said to cure diseases.
When Shiva drinks it, something amazing happens and the people start to believe
that Shiva is the hero they were waiting for. They believe Shiva will cure all
their problems. Shiva is dumbstruck to know the immense belief people have on
him.
He also falls in
love with Sati who is Dakhsa’s daughter and he also finds out that the Meluhans
live long. Sati keeps avoiding him saying she is not supposed to marry. Meanwhile
they face frequent attacks from the enemies whose main purpose seems to be
kidnapping the princess.
So, why do Meluhans
live long? Who are Nagas? Are Chandravansis evil? Why is Lord Ram spoken so
high of? Why do people have immense belief on Lord Shiva? Why do they need the
waters of River Saraswati?
To all this, read the book. The book is definitely a page turner. I started and finished it off in the same day. Amish has penned a wonderful story taking all the characters of Hindu Mythology as extraordinary people whom history has turned into God.
See the official trailer for the book here.
To all this, read the book. The book is definitely a page turner. I started and finished it off in the same day. Amish has penned a wonderful story taking all the characters of Hindu Mythology as extraordinary people whom history has turned into God.
See the official trailer for the book here.
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Happy Reading!!!
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ReplyDeleteHeard about this trilogy when I visited India this time....Good Review
Loved the Review Karthick.
ReplyDeleteI too have heard a lot about this Book.
From the review it looks very interesting, my Sister have this Book will give it a shot.
yeah... it was a good book... initially i was also apprehensive... but when i started it went on good...
DeleteI have not yet tried this book though it looks a good read from your review. Nicely done karthick!
ReplyDeleteInteresting... how did u start reaching out to these kind of books?
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I only wish the author of the book had taken more pains to stick to actual facts about ancient India and use language that is more like something that was spoken in the 1900 BCs, as opposed to the limited vocabulary of 21st century English.
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