If you are looking for a review about Amish Tripathi's first (and blockbuster) novel "Immortals of the Meluha", no I am not giving that here. There had already been reviews highly rated the novel and I too feel the same, though I am not a huge reader of a variety of books, to rate this one. What I wanted to blog indeed, is what all I realised about myself and my society when I read the novel, and I want to share the same below.
Really amazing how the author Amish Tripathi, hides deep inside his story, many moral issues in today's society and their possible solutions. The most beautiful thing is he left many such morals open to the interpretations of the readers.
(1) Hara Hara Mahadev - All of us are Mahadevs. It doesn't mean all of us have to be worshipped by some1 else. But it does mean, all of us are responsible for clearing the evil around us aside and bringing in the good within ourselves and to others around us.
It does also mean, we are responsible for fighting for evils that had arouse around us that harm the fundamental rights of us and people around us.
(2) Equality for All - Stabbing caste-ism right on its chest, saying aloud that one should be judged by who he is; and not by what his ancestors did or where he was born. He rather has to be judged by his own karma.
(3) Sati - a woman capable of doing anything and everything a man can possibly be capable of doing, depicting how women should be treated by men as well as women themselves. The impersonation of this character is clearly intended to break the shells of male-chauvinism.
(4) Again Sati - I was shocked in midway of the story, with Sati being already a widow long before Shiva met her. Despite being rendered as a Vikarma (a holder of bad fate due to sins in previous birth) woman by herself after the death of her husband and delivering a stillborn child, both on the same day, she still had not been neglected from her society and stops herself from doing what she likes- dancing, worshipping and fighting. #LifeHasToMoveOn
(5) And again Sati - When the Pandit of Mohan temple at Mohen-Jo-Daro points out to Shiva that, he should not rather try to protect Sati as it will increase her rage, and rather he should 'respect her'. A moral about how every men should be viewing his counterpart.
(6) Sati's remarriage - There was not even a single fuzz going around the society, in the story, about the remarriage of Sati. Some controversial talks were there about marriage, but they were about the marriage of a Vikarma, and as soon as the Vikarma law is abandoned, everyone was okay with that marriage. Through this particular incident, I believe the author carefully wanted to portray that there was no such tradition in our very old ancient civilisation that, a widow should not remarry. Even more interesting point is - the author carefully carved up the reason for Sati being a Vikarma woman, through the conversation between Brahaspathi and Shiva - not because her husband died, but because she gave birth to a stillborn child, and she decides that is a part of her past birth's karma.
Again, these morals are purely left hidden, yet open to the understanding of the readers. These are some important messages i realised would be very crucial to our society, when i read the book. There might be many more, open to you while you read it.
What's more amazing is that, the debut author managed a grand success in his attempt to bring in an interesting and compelling story-line along with his risky try to advocate some important morals. Immortals of the Meluha - Definitely a must read.
சொல்லாததும் உண்மை - இந்த புத்தகத்தில் நேரடியாக சொல்லப்படாத பல உண்மைகள்.
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