The story engages the readers on multiple layers. He comes to know that he is supposed to fulfill a prophesy, to destroy the evil. Here he meets the love of his life – Sati ( the beautiful and independent Suryavanshi princess). The plot starts in 1900 BC where Shiva, as we know him as a God, but here depicted as a normal Tibetan tribesman, later declared as Neelkanth (the one with the blue throat) visits a strange near-perfect land of Meluha. I enjoyed this one and recommend it to whoever is interested in mythological fiction from a different perspective. It truly adds to the story and thus becomes a real page-turner for me. On one hand, it does not diminish the Divine image that Hinduism holds about Shiva, but on the other hand, successfully depicts Him in a human form with insecurities and inner conflicts when a huge number of people rest their faith in Him. The perfectness of Meluha, the romantic love story of Shiva and Sati, the unexceptionable devotion of Nandi to his Master, brilliantly written scenes and battle tactics, and overall the Greatness of Shiva who treats every human with love, respect, and dignity.

It is a perfect amalgamation of philosophy, history, folklore, science, and mythology. I almost fell in love with the third-person narration of the story which gives a bird’s eye view about the events going on without hurting the religious sentiments of people associated with the characters (Lord Shiva, Ram, Sati Nandi, etc).

Whoa! What a read it was! In short, just wonderful.

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