Being an avid lover of historical fiction I
found it difficult to restrain myself from “The Shiva Trilogy”. The first book
“The Immortals of Meluha” is a definite
page turner. Trust me, you don’t have to be a Hindu to understand the story.
Though the story is woven around known characters like Shiva, Sati, Ganesh,
Karthik and Nandi who are worshipped as gods in Hindu religion today, it is not
spiritual or religious in anyway. Turns out to be Amish Tripathi's masterpiece
with adequate twists and turns keeping readers glued to the book.
Synopsis:
Meluha is a land which can be described as
something that each and every one of us want our society to be like. Located in
Kashmir, Meluha is an epitome of heaven on earth for it serves as a model for
righteousness, laws, cleanliness and discipline. You could not stop wondering
how it would be if we exist in such a society! Meluhans believe for ages that
when evil rises a Mahadev would emerge and save them. Shiva, a normal human
being of flesh and blood unknown of what his destiny would be is brought to
Meluha only to unravel many new and hidden secrets.
Shiva falls in love with Sati whose has
been living a doomed life for years. What stood their way of love is a mystery
which Shiva solves. Somras is said to be a divine medicine which gives
mortality for those who consume it. And Meluha has been manufacturing Somras
which their so called enemies try to stop. Who are the enemies and who their
allies are and what are their reasons for doing so are very sensibly
demonstrated at a very good pace.
Characters like Nandi,Veerbhadra,Brahaspathi,
Dhaksha,Parvateshvar, Parshuram, Kali did ring a bell while reading the book. On the other end, the author gives us a
glimpse about Nagas(the cursed people) and their deeds leaving the readers to
judge them. What connection exists between them and Meluhans are portayed in
the second book of Shiva trilogy “The secret of the Nagas”.
The second book for all you know might shatter
whatever the reader has imagined. “The secret of the Nagas” bringsKarthick,
Ganesh and Kali into picture which I would say was simply brilliant. The way
each character is mould into the story is spellbound. War strategies used,
engineering establishments, honesty and dutifulness are all well expressed and
was mind blowing. The author really deserves whatever highest award that is
given for a writer. Because, Shiva Trilogy is the one book which has equally
matched some of the greatest historical fictions written in Tamil :O. Impressed
:D
Hats off to Amish Tripathi and those who
helped him publish the book in every single way. You really deserve a standing
ovation.
The third and final book in Shiva Trilogy
is “The Oath of Vayuputras” which Iam dying to read it ASAP. If you are a
passionate reader, do not have second thoughts in reading this trilogy.
My rating: 5/5
Happy reading!
7 comments:
Nice to see your view about the book, i already heard about this book through my friend. But now i'm interested to read this book.
I am one of those , waiting eagerly for the third book in the series, along with my son and daughter. nice post...but you have made a tripathi, gupta.. I don't care about being politically correct, but it is the tripathi in the author that makes the book what it is.
@somes: if you are a reader u cant afford to miss this book. do read and share your thoughts
@Murali Iyer: I apologize for the mistake in the post abt the author's last name. Now it is corrected.
Thanks for your time and keep visiting!
Hi Suganya,
Compareraja is running a contest wherein the participants can stand a chance to win autographed copy of 'The Oath of The Vayuputras'.
I finished reading of 'The Immortals of Meluha', book. Great imagination, good to read. At times i felt increase in heart beat while reading the fight scenes.
All three books are breath taking.............Excellent Mythology..........Har Har Mahadev
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