The Shiva Trilogy, as the name suggests, has three parts: The Immortals of Meluha (2010), The Secret of the Nagas (2011), and The Oath of the Vayuputras (2013). Such judgments and perspectives lead the readers to questions like, 'What is Evil? Can the concepts of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ be merely binary? If not, then is an ideal society achievable? What is Dharma? Can humans gain higher knowledge while being tangled in society and social life? Is there a higher reason or purpose for human birth?' Such and many more philosophical questions are discussed in the texts.
We label them without knowing enough about them. Many times, we deem someone evil or dangerous just because they are different from us. And by doing so, he seeps into his mythological series, some socio- political, and ethical dilemmas we face today.īeing a part of the mythological genre, the novels make us question our understanding about the concepts of ‘othering’ and ‘center’. He creates a world which we can relate to. These societies have issues of economic imbalance, power struggle within the family, corruption at economical and political levels, there are crimes like rape, child-abduction and abuse, to name a few. The society, the novels are set in, are not in any sense Utopia.
But in the process, he challenges some strong beliefs we have been observing for decades. He creates a history and places them in believable chronology. The novels talk about Lord Shiva and Lord Rama not as mere humans, but as our revered ancestors. He creates a fresh story picking fundamental lessons from the Shiva Purana and the Ramayana.
This article is not a typical book review, but my understanding of the texts and how they affected me.Īs aforementioned, the Shiva Trilogy and the Ram Chandra Series are based on Indian Mythology and scriptures. In this article, I will be focusing on six of his mythological novels, the Shiva Trilogy and the Ram Chandra Series.
Amish has, as of now, published seven mythological fictions and two non-fiction books, each giving an insight into Indian Philosophy. In many interviews he gives credit for his success to his family for their support, and the Lord for His grace. His first series, the Shiva Trilogy is still considered the fastest selling book series in the country. His work is also translated in seven Indian languages, which shows his vast readership. Despite publishers questioning his choice of genre and manner of writing, Amish was well received by different age groups. Amish is an Indian Author, who specialises in Indian Mythological Fiction. After over a decade of experience in finance, Amish Tripathi decided to pursue his passion for writing.
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