Summary:
The Immortals of the Meluha is the first one from the Shiva trilogy
by Amish Tripathi. The book deals with the advent of the Tibetan tribal chief
Shiva to the land of Meluha, that was the land of the Suryavanshis, created by
Lord Ram himself. Shiva agrees to save Meluha from Chandravanhsis who have
collaborated with the deadly Naga tribe for fulfilling evil intentions of
perpetrating the peace and the serenity of the land of Meluha. Shiva, a
fearless warrior accepts to save the people of Meluha from the evil
conspiracies of Chandravanshis and the Nagas. The meluhans think they have
found their savior, The Neelkanth, from the prophecies.
Shiva falls for Sati the daughter of King Daksha, the king of Devagiri, and
tries to woo her with some resistance from her but eventually succeeds as they
end up getting married to each other. Shiva is then engaged in learning about
the Meluha cult and its rituals and practices and thus rise to his expected
position of the savior. Shiva then indulges in the science of learning about
medicines that people of Meluha excel in, especially Somras, the most
sought-after herbal medicine that increases the longevity of life. He has a
very brief brush off with the Nagas' atrocities and decides to put an end to
the menace created by them. A war ensues and Shiva with the Meluhans and they
emerge victorious but his battle with evil doesn't stop there as Shiva
discovers that the integrity of Sati is threatened by a Naga warrior.
Review:
The book is very ambitious as it deals with Hindu mythology which
cannot be separated from the very delicate subject of religious beliefs.
Giving human attributes to one of the primordial deities generates a curiosity
among masses as they try to figure out what lies behind the name, behind
Shiva, the God they all have been worshipping since as a kid. The depictions
of the sceneries are very elaborate and very visually stimulating. The author
tries to overdo his description of Shiva, the human, maybe with an intention
of uncovering the veils in the next one, The Secret of the Nagas.
The description of Shiva as a pothead is more amusing than revealing. The
author tries to build up parts that lead to significant segments of the story
but in the process ends up leaving nothing for imagination. The plot moves
parallel to the likeliness of being a Bollywood script. The overly narrative
passages bring you the monotony of going through same information again and
again. The book is well received and liked by many, this shows the intriguing
appeal the main protagonist of the book generates, The Destroyer-God, Shiva.
As the author tries to link his philosophy, that all Gods were once humans
with the essence of Hindu mythology, very bluntly though, as the book ends up
lacking subtlety.
Read this book for amazing narratives about the pre-historic India and for
following your mythological pursuits through the author's eyes.
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