The Immortals of Meluha

 Book Name: The Immortals of Meluha 

Genre: Mythological Fiction

Author: Amish Tripathi

"I don't believe in symbolic gods. I believe that God exists all around us. In the flow of the river, in the rustle of the trees, in the whisper of the winds. He speaks to us all the time. All we need to do is listen."

"The Immortals of Meluha" is the first book of the "Shiva Trilogy", by Amish Tripathi. The plot of the first series is very simple and revolves around the protagonist of the book, Shiva, the leader of the Guna tribe, and his journey towards turning into a "Living God" by his deeds. Through this book, Amish has emphasized very important thinking of our society "Just because someone is different doesn't make them evil". Through this book, Amish has also talked about some burning issues of our society in a disguised way like the caste system, and some ridiculous laws of our society.

This book is enriched with the simplicity of language and a very easy and simple narrative style. This book is full of twists that will keep you engaged throughout the plot and will not allow you to put the book down. Soon after finishing the first book of the series, you will find yourself way too excited to start the next series of Shiva Trilogy. The ending of the book is going to surprise you.

Amish through his protagonist Shiva has also given us a message that "Everyone is Mahadev" by using the popular chant of Mahadev devotees "Har Har Mahadev".

"A man becomes a Mahadev, only when he fights for good. A Mahadev is not born from his mother's womb. He is forged in the heat of battle when he wages a war to destroy evil. Har Har Mahadev - All of us are Mahadev."

Do give it a read to find out why Meluhan's are called immortals and how deeds of a simple man re-cast him as Mahadev, the God of gods, and also to find out that what surprise is waiting for you at the end of the book.

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