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The Immortals Of Meluha(Shiva Trilogy 1)

                           The Immortals Of Meluha   Immortals of Meluha by Amish Tripati is the first book of this "Shiva Trilogy" that give us a light on making of the legend of lord Shiva. This story is about a man named Shiva. He is like a clan leader, who came down from his home territory to Meluha  in search of safety and shelter. Shiva, had to abandon his native place as it was frequently attacked by neighboring ethnic groups. Here for the first time we meet Nandi, who according to legends is a close follower of lord Shiva; but, here he has a different identity. He was an outsider who came from Meluha and offered Shiva a safe passage to their land. Shiva accepted it only to save his men and women from the barbarians. Shiva's arrival in Meluha started his journey of becoming Neelkanth - or the man  with 'blue throat'. Shiva’s throat turned blue as soon as he drank Somras. Shiva, without knowing the implications of such a forced title and th