Book review: SHIVA TRILOGY : IMMORTALS OF MELUHA

Let's start with me meeting the* Immortals of Melhua* I was in school and my English teacher suggested this book and I decided to read it without doubt the best decision ever. it changed my beliefs and the way I look up to Lord Shiva.

The Immortals of Meluha is the first book of the 'Shiva Trilogy' by Amish Tripathi .What makes this book and the following two a good read is the simplicity of language and an easy and racy narrative style . The plot hardly ever slows down enough for the reader to lose interest as one event leads to another .

Coming from a Indian family , I grew up listening to valiant tales of the Gods and Goddesses on how they punish the wrong doers and shower blessings and boons on the righteous .The mythological stories I heard and read were always very formal in their tone and structure because our deities are meant to be worshiped and held in respectful awe .

IMMORTALS OF MELHUA (BOOK1)

So it comes as a bit of a jolt when you read about the Shiva in this book casually swearing a lot like modern mortals - 'dammit', 'rubbish', 'bloody hell', 'wow' and 'what a woman' and enjoying a good time with his marijuana chillum.

For the first time ever  I have come across a 'humane' God. Here is a person who was not born a God but was thrust into the role of one and fulfilled His destiny by making all the right choices and doing his duty towards mankind . If one thinks about this we all have the potential to fulfil our destinies by following the path of righteousness too.

Perhaps it is along these lines that Amish interprets the common chant of all devout Shaivites 'Har Har Mahadev' to mean 'all of us are Mahadevs"

Another very important after-thought that this book leaves the reader with is the interpretation or rather the misinterpretation of good and evil .As the levels of intolerance for other cultures, religions and communities rise driving unrest and widening rifts  it is refreshing to be reminded of the "bigger picture" 

Author Amish Tripathi portrays the mythologies beautifully it's worth reading ❤️

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