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There are a few scenes thrown here and there, all of them, save for the war in the end, half-baked and too dull. But add the mythological context and powerful attachment to Lord Shiva in India, and the book becomes a big deal for some readers.
Who can argue accurately that just because a farmer cannot afford to make his child a doctor, the child cannot follow that destiny?The trilogy is based on mythology but what Amish does is modify it to make it more palatable to the chick-lit loving Indian. I found myself wondering if it was actually possible to follow their beliefs and system in our society. I love re-imagined stories like crazy and have a decent knowledge of Hindu religion and its stories. Shiva learns that the potion which made his throat turn blue was actually undiluted Somras, which can be lethal when taken in its pure form. By writing this book Amish unlocked an entirely different genre in the Indian Fiction writing scene.
This concept is just assuming every single person with a misfortune in life will go on to become a threat even though there is no plausible reason why this should happen; each person has a different nature. Amish is passionate about history, mythology and philosophy, finding beauty and meaning in all world religions. On arriving in Meluha and consuming the Somras, his throat turns blue making him the Neelkanth of the Meluhan legend, which speaks of the appearance of Neelkanth as a destroyer of evil.
However, Ayurvati finds out that Shiva is the only one devoid of these symptoms and that his throat has turned blue. Troubles begin when upon being administered a medicine, Shiva’s throat turns blue and everyone hails him as the Lord Neelkanth, the savior! Where I expected a jubilant and impressive heroine, (which could have been done even if she was a vikarma), Tripathi focused so much on the fact that was untouchable that he did not bother explaining any of her other characteristics. She goes into the forest near her kingdom, meditates for weeks and eats next to nothing to impress Shiva.
Enraged by this, Shiva declares war on the Chandravanshis at Swadweep, consulting with Devagiri Chief Minister Kanakhala and the Head of Meluhan Army, Parvateshwar. If u know the Hindu myths around Lord Shiva, and can imagine his visage in your mind, you will realize how well he explains everything, from the concepts of a serpent around the neck of Lord Shiva right down to the second name he bears very often “Neel Kanth”. In a world where a mother or a father’s relationship with her/his child is considered the most sacred thing after man’s relationship with his/her God, Tripathi decided his story will have people who considered it okay to not keep their children.Make him follow all the rules and make him do everything that is by the book and make him bow and you have the Maryada Purshottam Ram! The director was confirmed to be looking into the finer details of the production, along with the screenplay. To be able to explain the Meluhans and other stuff, Tripathi decided to put very little focus on the development of characters.
India affected Britain in as many ways as Britain did India and its a welcome change to read a story based around the myths (religion dharma) of India.I’m not a fan of Indian mythology, I adore Greek mythology and I am mildly interested in Egyptian but Indian mythology never appealed to me. Daksha – The Emperor of the Meluhans, he is appreciative of every effort that Shiva does to save his country. Now, having finished the 400-odd pages that comprise the first instalment of the highly acclaimed Shiva trilogy, I can’t even bring myself to round up the rating to three. A thriller set against the backdrop of ancient Meluha with Lord Shiva as the protagonist sounded novel. Drawn suddenly to his destiny, by duty as well as by love, will Shiva lead the Suryavanshi vengeance and destroy evil?
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