That is really surprising for a first time Indian author. I went to quite a few book shops and found that it was sold out in most places. I read the first chapter online and liked it well enough that I decided to buy it. Curious I tried reading up more about it and saw that noted columnists like Anil Dharkar and Sandipan Deb had given it great reviews. I first heard about this book from a friend who had said that the book was a good read. 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?. The only hope for the Suryavanshis is an ancient legend: When evil reaches epic proportions, when all seems lost, when it appears that your enemies have triumphed, a hero will emerge. To make matters worse, the Chandravanshis appear to have allied with the Nagas, an ostracised and sinister race of deformed humans with astonishing martial skills! They also face devastating terrorist attacks from the east, the land of the Chandravanshis. This once proud empire and its Suryavanshi rulers face severe perils as its primary river, the revered Saraswati, is slowly drying to extinction. 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. In what modern Indians mistakenly call the Indus Valley Civilisation. This once proud empire and its Suryavanshi rulers face severe perils as its primary river, the revered Saraswati, is slowly 1900 BC. The author has succeeded in making many mythological figures into simple flesh and blood human beings, and therein lie(s) the beauty and the acceptability of this book.1900 BC. ‘.wonderful book, replete with action, love and adventure, and extolling virtues and principles. Be it the interpretation of Shiva’s battle cry - Har Har Mahadev asĞvery man a Mahadev or the valour of Sati who fights her own battles - every passage is rich in meaning and yet, open to interpretation. ‘.to me, The Immortals of Meluha is a political commentary with messages for our world and a hope that since they flow from the Mahadev himself, they will find greater acceptance. The first part has been on the Indian bestseller charts for quite some time now.’ Its author Amish, an IIM graduate, created a delightful mix of mythology and history by making Lord Shiva the hero of his trilogy. ‘Much before the box-office verdict on Rajneeti and Raavan became apparent, Indian readers gave a thumbs-up to The Immortals Of Meluha. A fast paced story, you are bound to read it cover to cover in one sitting.’ ‘Amongst the list of favourite holiday books of 2010. ‘.has philosophy as its underlying theme but is racy enough to give its readers the adventure of a lifetime.’ ‘Amongst the top 5 books recommended by Brunch. The end however is a cliff-hanger and leaves one thirsting for more.’ An essentially mythological story written in a modern style, the novel creates anticipation in the readers mind and compels one to read with great curiosity till the end. What really engages is the author’s crafting of Shiva, with almost boy-worship joy’ Just how much Shiva rocks the imagination is made grandiosely obvious in The Immortals of Meluha.
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