Shiva and his tribes are give the typical Indian treatment for a guest, where the guest is considered God. While I read this, I made a mental note to look this up.Īs Shiva is shown around Meluha, Amish has described a place one wishes new India could be. However, once you zoom out and do some reflection, you wonder how it could ever be out into practice. Now, if you read this in one go without pausing to think, it seems like a really good way to work in a society. To achieve this kind of equality, a Maika system was put into place. It allows every individual to pursue their natural talent rather than pursue a vocation based on their inherited caste. Shiva is told stories of how the caste system was established by Lord Ram and it is based only on merit. To fold mythology into this cacophony of a story, Amish explains the caste system in Meluha. Meluha is a land of dreams a place where everyone would want to live. Meluha is a place where no one is poor, everyone has food, everyone lives in identical homes, the society has excellent drainage and all the Meluhans are in the pink of health. When Shiva arrives at Meluha with his tribe he is awestruck by the near-perfect system of living and governance. A short assault follows where the Meluhans help Shiva and his tribe drive off the Pakratis, and Shiva decides to move to Meluha. As he is mulling over the Meluhan’s proposal, the Pakratis strike. Chasing the dream of a life devoid of warfare “sounds so damn good” to Shiva. A stage is set where Shiva, the leader of the Guna tribe, is tired of fighting the Pakratis for survival each day and he is considering moving to Meluha with his tribe to lead a new life. While Shiva debates in his mind the offer by a foreign visitor to leave Mount Kailash and relocate to Meluha you think all is well. The Immortals of Meluha opens with Shiva watching the sun set and smoking marijuana. The Immortals of Meluha (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Whether to call the man an author or not.
Whether to call that piece of text a book or not. So, when I finished reading Amish’s debut novel, The Immortals of Meluha, I found myself facing a queer predicament. The flag of freedom of expression flutters and how! Everyone wants a mic and what’s more, everyone gets a mic. What was, isn’t, and what is, will not be. Definitions and norms are being challenged.
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