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Shiva – The main character in the story.As Shiva comes out of the temple, he notices Sati being stalked by a Naga near a tree. There he has a philosophical discussion with the priest about his karma, fate and his choices in life, which would guide him in future. With Sati he visits the famous Ram temple of Ayodhya, the capital of Swadweep. Hearing this, Shiva is dumbfounded and utterly distressed. The Chandravanshi princess Anandmayi explains that they too had a similar legend that the Neelkanth will come forward to save their land by launching an assault against the "evil" Suryavanshis. The Chandravanshi king is captured but becomes enraged upon seeing the Neelkanth. A fierce battle is fought between the Meluhans and the Swadweepans in which the Meluhans prevail. There is no sign of Brahaspati, but Shiva finds the insignia of the Nagas, confirming their involvement with the Chandravanshis.Įnraged by this, Shiva declares war on the Chandravanshis at Swadweep, consulting with Devagiri Chief Minister Kanakhala and the Head of Meluhan Army, Parvateshwar. One morning, the Meluhans wake up to a blast that took place at Mandar, destroying parts of the mountain and killing the scientists living there. Brahaspati and Shiva develop a close friendship and the royal family returns to Devagiri. Somras has anti-ageing properties making the Meluhans lived for many years. But he was safe, indicating him to be the Neelkanth. 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. Brahaspati invites Shiva and the royal family on an expedition to Mount Mandar, where the legendary drink Somras is manufactured using the waters of the Saraswati. Ultimately Shiva wins her heart and even though the Vikarma rule prohibits them from doing so, an enraged Shiva vows to dissolve it and marries Sati.ĭuring his stay in Devagiri, Shiva comes to know of the war with the Chandravanshis and also meets Brahaspati, the Chief Inventor of the Meluhans. Shiva tries to court her, but she rejects his advances. She is a Vikarma, an untouchable person due to sins committed in her previous births. While staying there, Shiva and his comrades, Nandi and Veerbhadra, encounter Princess Sati, the daughter of Daksha. Shiva is then taken to Devagiri, the capital city of Meluha, where he meets Daksha. The Meluhans announce Shiva as the Neelkanth, their fabled saviour. The Meluhan doctors administer medicine.Īyurvati finds out that Shiva is the only one devoid of these symptoms and that his throat has turned blue. On their first night of stay the tribe wake up with high fever and sweating. The Gunas are impressed with the Meluhan way of life. Once reached they are received by Ayurvati, the Chief of Medicine of the Meluhans. Shiva, chief of the Guna tribe, accepts the proposal and moves to Meluha with his people. The present Meluhan king, Daksha, sends his emissaries to North India in Tibet, to invite the local tribes to Meluha. They also face devastating terrorist attacks from the Chandravanshis who have joined forces with the Nagas, a cursed race with physical deformities. However, the once proud empire and its Suryavanshi rulers face severe crisis as its primary river, Saraswati, is slowly drying to extinction. Meluha is a near perfect empire, created many centuries earlier by Lord Ram, one of the greatest Hindu kings that ever lived.
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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’. 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. They also face devastating terrorist attacks from the east, the land of the Chandravanshis The once proud empire and its Suryavanshi rulers face severe perils as its primary river, the revered Saraswati, is slowly getting extinct. 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. It is set in 1900 BC, in what the modern Indians mistakenly call the Indus Valley Civilisation. The book tries to find the answer to a philosophical question - "What is Evil"! The book narrates the story of a tribal chief who was elevated to the status of God by the people of India due to a long awaited prophecy. ' The Immortals Of Meluha' is the first novel in the Shiva Trilogy by Amish Tripathi. This is the front cover for the book The Immortals Of Meluha by Amish Tripathi