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Book Review: Raavan by Amish

Insidious villain And now, the origin story for Raavan. Unlike in the lacklustre telling of Ram`s story in Ramachandra, Scion of Ishkvaku, and Sita`s tale which, apart from the big reveal, was a pretty straight affair, Amish gives his Raavan enough of an edgy personality so as to make him an interesting protagonist. Picking up…

Book review: Sita, Warrior of Mithila by Amish

The sacred feminine Amish`s Sita is canny, aware, intelligent and interesting, too. I have to say this, right at the start: Amish has found his mojo again. After a terrific trilogy on Shiva (Immortals of Meluha, The Secret of the Nagas, The Oath of the Vayuputras), his Ram katha, Scion of Ikshvaku had…

Feature: The new reader, the new writer

Indian English literature It’s all about the money, stupid. Or is it? Sheila Kumar| Change being a constant, we have been — ad nauseam — told for some time now that this is the post-CB age, the age of the new writer and the new reader. Commercial fiction has won the day, we are told….

Book review: Scion of Ikshvaku by Amish

Amish’s Scion of Ikshvaku: A tame Ram, a valorous Sita and the Big Bang Theory India / Opinion/ Sheila Kumar| Wednesday, July 29, 2015 Agreed, Lord Ram is whole different kettle of, er, spinach from Shiva – Amish Tripathi’s focus, protagonist and swashbuckling hero in his earlier runaway hit trilogy – but Ram Chandra,…