The Immortals of Meluha (2010) (edit title/settings)

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• Daksha: King/ruler of Meluha
• Veerini: Wife of King Daksha, mother of Princess Sati
• Shiva: A warrior and a dancing mastreo, who is elevated to the pedestal of Godliness (The Hindu God Shiva / Shankar / Mahadev), his inner and external struggle to comprehend and destroy evil. He is a king from a Tibetan tribe brought into Melhua for the screening process to search for the "neelkanth", the one who will vanquish evil. But as the story progresses, Shiva gets trapped in the most important question of all: what is evil?
• Parvateshwar: Chief of Armed Forces of Meluha, Pitratulya (Equal to the father) to Princess Sati. The staunch follower of the rules of Lord Rama and almost incorruptible. The only reason I say almost is because he is blind with his belief in the rules of Lord Rama and does not reason it out. As the rules could have been corrupted over the period.
• Kanakhala: Prime Minister of Meluha
• Brahmanayak: Father of King Daksha, Former King/ruler of Meluha
• Dilipa: King/ruler of Swadweep
• Sati: A Meluhan princess, she is the daughter of King Daksha. Shiva falls in love with her but cannot marry her because of a law that considers her to be a vikarma. Vikarmas are people who bear misfortunes in this life due to sins of their past births.
• Nandi: A brave warrior, who has been searching for the"chosen one" for over 100 years.
• Bhadra: A Captain of Shiva's Guna Army and next to him. He is Shiva's childhood and closest friend. Though he treats Shiva as the chief (after he was made the chief), Shiva always wants him to treat him as his friend. He was rechristened by the people of Meluha as 'Veerbhadra' (Veer = brave). This title was given to him as he single handedly fought a tiger on his way (along with the Gunas) from Srinagar to Devagiri).
• Ayurvati: the lady doctor who discovered Nilakanta in Shiva
• Brahaspati: The chief Meluhan scientist who becomes Shiva's good friend. Though he does not believe the legend of the Neelkanth, he believes that Shiva is capable of taking Meluha to its destiny.
• Krittika: Sati's friend
• Guruji: Sati's dance trainer
• Bhabravya: Add a description of this character.
• Vishwadyumna: Arishtanemi captain. One of the most skilfful. Arishtanemi are the elite fighters of the Meluhan kingdom.
• Chittrangadh
• Kaustav: The Arishtanemi soldier who was introduced at the sick bay after the fight of Shiva with the Naga, on their way from Mount Mandar to Devagiri. At the sick bay getting treated next to the wounded Nandi, Kaustav honors Nandi (as he appreciated the skill Nandi displayed at the fight) by calling him his 'bratha' thus indicating that he would be honoured fighting with Nandi by his side.
• Bhagirath: prince of Ayodhya (Swadeepa)
• Anandmayi: princess of swadeep & wife of Parvateshwara
• Parvateshvar: Head of Meluhan Army and a Suryavanshi.
• daksh: Surprise!!! He is quite unlike the typical Daksh in Hindu mythology. Here, he is quite apprehensive of Shiva and even accepts his daughter's attraction towards a complete stranger.
• Brihaspati: Traditionally, he is the "Devguru", the teacher of the Gods. Here, he is a scientist. A biotechnologist, rather, who is perfecting the "soma", a drink which gives immortality.He is one of the few who doesn't fawn over Shiva after seeing his blue throat.

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• “You know what is the most powerful force in a man's life ?It is his intense desire to impress the person he loves most.”

  Daksha

• “Just out of curiosity, what do you think is the most powerful force in a woman's life ?The most powerful force in a woman's life is the need to be appreciated, loved and cherished for what she is.”

  Daksha

• “Chandravanshis are not evil, they are just different.”

  Shiva

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Meluha
• Kashmir
• Devagiri
• Karachapa
• Mount Kailash
• Mount Mandar
• Kotdwaar

Organizations edit see section history

• Suryavanshis: The Suryavanshis are followers of Shri Ram and the Solar Calender and try to lead a life that is as ideal as possible. The Suryavanshis believe in Satya, Dharma, Maan - truth, duty, and honor.
• Chandravanshis: The Chandravanshis are followers of the Lunar Calender. Traditionally the Chandravanshis and Suryavanshis are enemies.
• Meluhans: Add a description of this organization.
• Nagas
• Gunas
• The Vikarma People
• Pakratis
• Naga: A cursed race of people who have physical deformities. They are extremely skilled warriors.

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Amish Tripathi (Author)

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1. Amish Tripathi (Author)

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• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy
• Books › Literature & Fiction

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• The Shiva Trilogy