The immortals of meluha telugu
There is a different kind of attraction towards Lord Shiva for the youth. What is it, according to you, that makes the youth attracted to someone like Shiva and something like mythology? To me, they are all one continuous book that has been divided into three parts for convenience! Which is your favourite among the three books? Among the recent books that I’ve really liked are Diana Eck’s ‘India: A Sacred Geography’, Sam Harris’ ‘The End of Faith’, Jerry Pinto’s ‘Em and the Big Hoom’ and so on. I am a voracious reader and my list of favourites keeps expanding. Which all authors do you draw inspiration from? But I would probably stick to mythology or history. I felt that this was an apt way to celebrate Lord Shiva.Īfter ‘The Oath of the Vayuputrras’, do you plan to venture into other genres of writing as well? Lord Shiva is the God of Music – the Rudra Veena was invented by Him. I felt that the idea of launching a music album had the tremendous potential of marketing a book well. It was the CEO of my ad agency who came up with this, and I jumped up at the suggestion. (Laughs) I can’t really take credit for that one. We know that you roped in Sonu Nigam to create a music album before the book hits the shelves. everything, I feel, is due to Lord Shiva’s blessings! The journey has been incredible! The first two books have already crossed one million copies in sales. ‘The Oath of the Vayuputras’ already has some 3.5 lakh pre-orders – a figure that seems like a dream for a new writer in India. I came back to faith with time and developed an immense devotion in Lord Shiva.
Sometime in the early 90s, I turned into an atheist for about 10-12 years. I read the Vedas, the Upanishads and was taught to respect all religions. I grew up in a very religious family which was deeply liberal – at the same time. Were you always in awe of Lord Shiva – the God or Shiva – the person? I felt the need to convey this adventure. During that journey, the book turned out to be an adventure thriller. About eight-nine years ago, I’d thought of penning down the concept of what exactly is evil. ‘The Immortals of Meluha’ began in my mind as a book that would have dealt with pure philosophy. How did ‘The Immortals of Meluha’ come into being? Ananya Bhattacharya of chats up with this prolific writer about his book, his faith in Lord Shiva and the like. And to have done that with a genre like mythology in the 21st century, where even Post-Modernism is almost on the verge of being passé – is a feat that is, simply put, unimaginable.Īfter the successful release and acceptance of Tripathi’s first two books, ‘The Immortals of Meluha’ and ‘The Secret of the Nagas’, the third and last in the Shiva Trilogy, ‘The Oath of the Vayuputras’ hits the shelves in a short while.
The man has tasted success of the kinds that is considered more than a dream by many authors of our age and time. In the world of contemporary Indian writing in English, one such name is that of Amish Tripathi. There are others who plunge into the realm of untried forms, go whole hog into them and then emerge victorious. There are authors who stick to the tried and tested forms of writing.