Immortals Meluha Jun 2026

The novel is set in 1900 BCE, in the land of Meluha—a near-perfect empire created by the legendary king, Lord Ram. The citizens, known as Suryavanshis (the Sun Dynasty), live structured, highly advanced lives governed by laws, hygiene, and technological marvels. However, their perfect society is fracturing. Their holy river, the Saraswati, is slowly drying up, and they face brutal terrorist attacks from the Chandravanshis (the Moon Dynasty) who have allied themselves with the Nagas—a cursed race of deformed humans.

On that final line— "He was a Neelkanth... and he was very, very angry." —Amish Tripathi ensured that readers would not just close the book. They would run to the store for the sequel, The Secret of the Nagas . immortals meluha

The Meluhans believe they are living in a decaying age. Evil is rising from the east in the form of a cursed land called Swadeep. Their only hope lies in an ancient prophecy: —the "Blue-Throated One"—will arrive to destroy evil and restore the golden age. The novel is set in 1900 BCE, in

The story of the book is almost as compelling as the story within it. Before becoming a literary phenomenon, Amish Tripathi was a banker. He had initially conceived a book on the philosophy of evil but was dissuaded by his family. Instead, he decided to write about Shiva, one of the principal deities of Hinduism, based on a radical premise: Their holy river, the Saraswati, is slowly drying

"Evil is not a cultural problem or a poverty problem," Tripathi writes. "It is a perception problem."