The Immortals Of Meluha
About the author
Described as Indias first literary popstar by world-renowned film director Shekhar Kapur, Amishs unique combination of crackling story-telling, religious symbolism and profound philosophies has turned him into an Indian publishing phenomenon, with spiritual guru Deepak Chopra hailing Amishs books as archetypal and stirring.
Amishs 6 books till now The Immortals of Meluha (2010), The Secret of the Nagas (2011) and The Oath of the Vayuputras (2013), which collectively comprise the Shiva Trilogy, and Ram Scion of Ikshvaku (Book 1 of the Ram Chandra Series) (2015), Sita Warrior of Mithila (Book 2 of the Ram Chandra Series) (2017), and Immortal India Young Country, Timeless Civilisation (Amishs first non-fiction book) (2017) have 4 million copies in print with Gross retail sales of Rs. 120 crores.
His books have been translated into 19 Indian and International languages.
The Shiva Trilogy is the fastest selling book series in Indian publishing history. The Ram Chandra Series is the second fastest selling book series in Indian publishing history, with Ram Scion of Ikshvaku, (Book 1 of the Ram Chandra Series), being the highest selling book of 2015 and Sita Warrior of Mithila (Book 2 of the Ram Chandra Series), being the highest selling book of 2017. Immortal India Young Country, Timeless Civilisation, Amishs first non-fiction book has been on the bestselling charts since its launch in August 2017. The Indian language translations of Amishs books have sold over 5 lakh copies, breaking records in this space as well.
Amish is a graduate of IIM-Calcutta and worked for 14 years in the financial services industry before turning to full-time writing.
About the Book
It is set in 1900 BC, in what the modern Indians mistakenly call the Indus Valley Civilisation. The inhabitants of that period called it the land of Meluha a near perfect empire created many centuries earlier by Lord Ram, one of the greatest monarchs that ever lived.
The once proud empire and its Suryavanshi rulers face severe perils as its primary river, the revered Saraswati, is slowly drying to extinction. They also face devastating terrorist attacks from the east, the land of the Chandravanshis.
To make matters worse, the Chandravanshis appear to have allied with the Nagas, an ostracised and sinister race of deformed humans with astonishing martial skills.
The only hope for the Suryavanshis is an ancient legend when evil reaches epic proportions, when all seems lost, when it appears that your enemies have triumphed, a hero will emerge.
Is the rough-hewn Tibetan immigrant Shiva, really that hero?
