The Immortals of Meluha (Marathi) - Meluha Che Mritunjay (The Shiva Trilogy)
Set in 1900 BC, this Marathi-language novel imagines the civilisation that modern historians label the Indus Valley as something far richer: Meluha, a near-perfect empire built by Lord Ram himself. It's a vivid premise, and Tripathi wastes no time making you feel the weight of it. The empire is crumbling. The sacred Saraswati river is drying up, the Suryavanshi rulers are under brutal attack from the eastern Chandravanshis, and rumours suggest those enemies have formed an alliance with the Nagas, a shunned tribe of physically unusual warriors whose combat abilities are the stuff of nightmares. Into this desperate situation steps Shiva, a blunt, broad-shouldered immigrant from Tibet who is nothing like the divine figure you might expect. He's reluctant, rough around the edges, and entirely unprepared for what's coming. An old prophecy promises that when wickedness reaches its worst, a saviour will appear. The Suryavanshis believe Shiva is that figure. Shiva isn't so sure. What gives the novel its pull is exactly that tension. Duty and love drag him towards a fate he never chose, and watching him wrestle with both is genuinely absorbing. Tripathi handles the mythological material with confidence, grounding grand legends in something that feels human and immediate. The first book in a trilogy, this is the story of how an ordinary man's actions slowly transformed him into Mahadev, the God of Gods. A bold, propulsive opening to an ambitious series.
- Author: Amish Tripathi
- Publisher: Eka
- Genre: Religion & Spirituality
- ISBN: 978-9395073912
- Pages: 487 pages