SHIVA TRILOGY

SHIVA TRILOGY, AMISH TRIPATHI

 Lord Shiva's life is depicted in the Shiva Trilogy as that of a common man. The tale of Shiva, a mountain tribal, and his transformation from a mere mortal to the prophesied Neelkanth – the one with a blue throat – is told by Amish. The citizens of Meluha proclaim Shiva as the Neelkanth, the one who will assist the Suryavanshis in defeating the Chandravanshis. Shiva, on the other hand, quickly realises that what one sees is rarely the reality, and he must resolve disaster, deception, and personal loss as friends become enemies and he discovers the true enemy, concealed deep inside. Shiva, his wife Sati, and their children have to fight against the whole world as Shiva fulfills his destiny to become the successor to Lord Rudra

Breaking barriers, the author portrays a strong God, known to Hindus as the destroyer, as a mere human, and depicts his transformation from a man to a God, which is revolutionary in both the genre and the Indian literary landscape. All is built with finesse by Amish. Exploring and defining the minute details to paint the most imaginative of landscapes, structures and people gives him the upper hand gives him an advantage over contemporary Indian writings. He describes Hinduism concepts to the reader in a much more effective manner than his predecessors, and he has a strong connection with the reader. The character development is very strong, and there are very few characters introduced which have no overall relationship with the passage of the story. 

The character development is excellent, and there are only a few characters introduced that have no overall connection to the plot. The vocabulary used ensures that an average Indian can also understand that.

However, as the third book approaches its conclusion, the storey begins to lose momentum. Writing a good story's ending is always the most difficult aspect of the process, and Amish writers seem to have been influenced by it as well. It's as though the ending was given less consideration than the plot's creation, and it feels hurried and repetitive by the time you're halfway through The Oath of the Yayuputra's.

The idea of imagining and writing mythology through the prism of a modern perspective, with a hint of science and fiction, and looping it with existing tales of Gods and their deeds, makes these books worthwhile to read. It's also the approval of books, which intrudes on the privacy of religious monotone scriptures while also shining a light on them.