Book Review : The Immortals of Meluha

Immortals of Meluha!! The title of the book does not give away the slightest of the hint of the adventure the book offers. It’s a new definition and understanding of the MYTH of GOD!!

 It is the story of a man who is unaware about what is he meant to be till the time he stumbles upon a fact that someplace very far from his existence, there is a whole land of people much more developed and sophisticated than him relying upon him and he is their Legend, their Savior, their Neelkanth.

Yes Neelkanth, the central character of the book is Lord Shiva before becoming the Lord. The premise of the book being Every Individual is a Man, Deeds make him Legend and God.

Based 4000 years back, it’s the journey of a Tibetian Tribal Leader who is a relaxed Cool Dude of a tribe near Mansarovar lake to lands of Meluha present day Punjab, Pakistan, Rajasthan and Gujrat upto the banks of Narmada, wherein he is hailed as the Mahadev or the Supreme God and also the savior of the Suryavanshi clan (rulers of Meluha) from their arch nemesis Chandravanshis (rulers of Swadeep) present day UP, Bihar, Nepal, Jharkhand. The fight is for the divine drink of Gods, the Somras and the waters of the dying River Saraswati without which Somras cannot be prepared.  

Amish, the author has created a great mix of the Legendary Shiva Purana in Sanskrit, fantasy and fiction to dish out a perfect book with doles of suspense mixed with a very intense and passionate love story of Shiva and his divine consort Sati. He has actually also given the book a very international feel with his language and interpretations of various aspects of the Aryan Indus Valley Civilization. The cities described in the cities are also a perfect example of Perfect Cities and the writing actually creates the scene for the reader itself.

The various characters of the book include the Emperor of Meluha Daksha, Meluhan Head of Army Parvateshwar, Meluhan Chief Scientist Bhraspati, Doctor Ayurvati, Meluhan Army Leader Nandi, Shiva’s friend Bhadra, Sati’s maid Krittika and various others.

Take a trip of your life in this enchanting tale of A Man who in the process of trying to find his Karma and Identity becomes revered and a Savior through the developed lands of Meluha and also the passionate and unadulterated love of Shiva and Sati!!

The rights of the book have been acquired for movie making by a leading production house, so enjoy the virgin version of a masterpiece before it is lost the race of being a Box Office success.

Rating : 5/5 if you read it as fiction and not indulge religious sensibilities in pure story telling.