the immortals of meluha by amish tripathi

Is the unexpected, rough-hewn Tibetan immigrant Shiva that hero? Drawn suddenly to his destiny, duty, and by love, Shiva will attempt to move mountains and lead the Suryavanshi to destroy evil. Shiva decides to help the Meluhans in their. In the novel, the once-proud empire is facing a severe crisis as its primary river Saraswati is slowly drying up and headed towards extinction. Meluha is a near-perfect empire that was created many centuries earlier by Suryavanshi clan leader Lord Rama.

The Meluhans believe that Shiva is their fabled saviour Neelkanth. Amish Tripathy sets his story in the historically ancient times of 1900 B.C. The story is set in the land of Meluha and starts with the arrival of the Shiva. The only hope for the Suryavanshis is an ancient legend: When evil reaches epic proportions, when all seems lost, a hero will emerge. The Immortals of Meluha is the first book of Amish Tripathi, first book of Amishverse, and also the first book of Shiva Trilogy.

To make matters worse, the Chandravanshis appear to have allied with the Nagas, an ostracized and sinister race of deformed humans with astonishing martial skills. The Suryavanshi rulers are challenged with devastating terrorist attacks from the east, the land of the Chandravanshis. The story takes place in the imaginary land of Meluha and narrates how the inhabitants of that land are saved from their wars by a nomad named Shiva. Immortals of Meluha by Amish Tripathi, published by Wetland Press is the first novel from the Shiva trilogy series, the other two being The Secret of the Nagas and the Oath of Vayuputras. Amish Tripathi devoted years to the research of Hindu mythological stories and history, and discussions with his family about the destiny of the human body, mind and soul to create this sweeping and fascinating adaptation of ancient Hindu mythology for modern fantasy readers.ġ900 BC in what modern Indians call the Indus Valley Civilization and the inhabitants called the land of Meluha: a near-perfect empire created many centuries earlier by Lord Ram-one of the greatest monarchs that ever lived-faces peril as its primary river, the Saraswati, is slowly drying to exctinction.

The immortals of meluha by amish tripathi