They reach the city of Srinagar and are received there by Ayurvati, the Chief of Medicine of the Meluhans. Shiva accepts the proposal and moves to Meluha with his tribe. One of those invited are the Gunas, whose chief Shiva is a brave warrior and protector. The present king of Meluha, Daksha, sends his emissaries to North India in Tibet, to invite the tribes that live there to Meluha. They also face devastating terrorist attacks from the east, the land of the Chandravanshis who have joined forces with the Nagas, a cursed race with physical deformities. However, the once proud empire and its Suryavanshi rulers face severe perils as its primary river, the revered Saraswati, is slowly drying to extinction. Meluha is a near perfect empire, created many centuries earlier by Lord Ram, one of the greatest monarchs that ever lived. These books have continued to top the bestseller lists of Nielsen BookScan and are now at a print run of 749,000 copies with the gross retail sales being impressive at 16.89 crore within two years of publishing. As of August 2012, The Immortals of Meluha, and its sequel, The Secret of the Nagas, have crossed a print run of 700,000. It was also critically appreciated, although some of them noted that Tripathi's writing tended to lose focus at some parts of the story. Tripathi even changed his publisher and hosted a big launch for the book in Delhi. It had to be reprinted a number of times to keep up with the demand. Ultimately, when the book was published in February 2010, it went on to become a huge commercial success. It included posting a live-action video on YouTube, and making the first chapter of the book available as a free digital download, to entice readers. Ultimately when his agent decided to publish the book himself, Tripathi embarked on a promotional campaign. After finishing writing The Immortals of Meluha, Tripathi faced rejection from many publication houses. He decided to base his story on the fundamental concept that all Gods were once human beings it was their deeds in the human life that made them famous as Gods. Tripathi had initially decided to write a book on the philosophy of evil, but was dissuaded by his family members, so he decided to write a book on Shiva, one of the Hindu Gods. However, in his journey and the resulting fight that ensues, Shiva learns how his choices actually reflected who he aspires to be and how it led to dire consequences. Shiva decides to help the Meluhans in their war against the Chandravanshis, who had joined forces with a cursed group called Nagas. The Meluhan belief that Shiva is their fabled saviour Neelkanth, is confirmed when he consumes the Somras, a legendary healing potion, which turns his throat blue. The story is set in the land of Meluha and begins with the arrival of the Tibetan tribal Shiva. The Immortals of Meluha is the first novel of the Shiva trilogy series by Amish Tripathi.
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