Amish Tripathi (born 18 October 1974) is an Indian author. He is known best for hi Shiva Trilogy and
Ram Chandra Series
Amish Tripathi (born 18 October 1974) is an Indian author. He is known best for hiShiva Trilogyand google:ram+chandra+series&rlz=1C5CHFA_enIN926IN926&oq=ram+chandra+series&aqs=chrome..69i57.3562j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8, Ram Chandra Series. ...
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Amish's books have sold over 6 million copies in the Indian subcontinent since 2010.
Early life and education
Amish Tripathi was born in
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
and grew up near
Rourkela
Rourkela is a planned city located in the northern district Sundargarh of Odisha, India. It is the third-largest Urban Agglomeration in Odisha after Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. It is situated about west of state capital Bhubaneswar and is surro ...
, Odisha. He is an alumnus of
Cathedral & John Connon School
The Cathedral & John Connon School is a co-educational private school founded in 1860 and located in Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra.St. Xavier's College, Mumbai; and
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM Calcutta or IIM-C) is a public business school located in Joka, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was the first Indian Institute of Management to be established, and has been recognized as an Institut ...
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Career
As an author
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The Immortals of Meluha
''The Immortals of Meluha'' is the first book of Amish Tripathi, first book of Amishverse, and also the first book of Shiva Trilogy. The story is set in the land of Meluha and starts with the arrival of the Shiva. The Meluhans believe that Shi ...
'', Tripathi's first novel and first in the Shiva Trilogy, was published in February 2010. The second book in the series, ''
The Secret of the Nagas
''The Secret of the Nagas'' is the second book of Amish Tripathi, second book of Amishverse, and also the second book of Shiva Trilogy. The story takes place in the imaginary land of Meluha and narrates how the inhabitants of that land are s ...
'', was released in August 2011, and the third and final installment, titled ''
The Oath of the Vayuputras
''The Oath of the Vayuputras'' is the third book of Amish Tripathi, third book of Amishverse, and also the third book of Shiva Trilogy. The book was released on 27 February 2013, through Westland Press and completes the mythical story about an ...
'', was released in February 2013.
'' The Scion of Ikshvaku'' was released in June 2015. It is the first book in the Ram Chandra series. It follows the story of Ram and is a prequel to the Shiva Trilogy. ''The Scion of Ikshvaku'' won the Crossword Book's "Best Popular Award". '' Sita: Warrior of Mithila,'' the sequel to ''The Scion of Ikshvaku'', was released in May 2017. It became the highest-selling book of 2017. '' Raavan: The Enemy of Aryavarta'', the third book in The Ram Chandra series, was released in July 2019. The fourth book in The Ram Chandra Series, War of Lanka, is released on 3rd October-2022. '' Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India'', his first historical book and first book in Indic Chronicles, was released in June 2020.
Tripathi released his first non-fiction book, Immortal India, in August 2017. He also released Dharma: Decoding the Epics for a Meaningful Life in December 2020.
In 2019, Tripathi was appointed by the Government of India as Director of The Nehru Centre, London, in a diplomatic role.
Speaking to News4masses in an interview at the Kolkata Literary Meet in March 2022, Tripathi revealed his plans to come up with a book on
Mahabharata
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As film producer
In September 2020, he announced that he is turning into a producer with an adaptation of his novel, '' Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India'', under the banner Immortal Studios, with Wakaoo Films and Casa Media.
Golden Book Award
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The prizes are awarded each December in the categories general interest, ...
- Legend of Suheldev (2022)
* Listed among Top-50 Most Powerful People by
India Today
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(2019)
* Honorary Doctorate by Jharkhand Rai University for outstanding contribution to Art & Literature (2019)
* Hello Hall of Fame Awards for Literary Excellence (2019)
* Jashn-e-youngistan Award (2018)
* Ustad Bismillah Khan Award (2018) for contribution to Indian culture
* Kalinga International Literary Award (2018)
* Distinguished Alumnus Award (2017) from IIM - Calcutta
* Raymond Crossword Popular Fiction Award for his book ''Scion of Ikshvaku'' in (2016)
* Selected as an
Eisenhower Fellow
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The Immortals of Meluha
''The Immortals of Meluha'' is the first book of Amish Tripathi, first book of Amishverse, and also the first book of Shiva Trilogy. The story is set in the land of Meluha and starts with the arrival of the Shiva. The Meluhans believe that Shi ...
'' (2010)
* ''
The Secret of the Nagas
''The Secret of the Nagas'' is the second book of Amish Tripathi, second book of Amishverse, and also the second book of Shiva Trilogy. The story takes place in the imaginary land of Meluha and narrates how the inhabitants of that land are s ...
'' (2011)
* ''
The Oath of the Vayuputras
''The Oath of the Vayuputras'' is the third book of Amish Tripathi, third book of Amishverse, and also the third book of Shiva Trilogy. The book was released on 27 February 2013, through Westland Press and completes the mythical story about an ...
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