THE RAMACHANDRA SERIES BOOK1:THE SCION OF IKSHVAKU BOOK REVIEW!

 

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About the Author

Amish Tripathi (born 18 October 1974), is an Indian author, known for his novels The Immortals of Meluha, The Secret of the Nagas and The Oath of the Vayuputras. The three books collectively comprise the Shiva Trilogy. His debut work The Immortals of Meluha was a bestseller, that broke into the top seller chart within a week of its launch owing to his creative marketing strategies. The Shiva Trilogy has become the fastest selling book series in the history of Indian publishing, with 2.5 million copies in print and over Rs 70 crore in sales.Forbes India has ranked him among the top 100 celebrities in India four times in a row, in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Amish was also selected as an Eisenhower Fellow, an exclusive programme for outstanding leaders from around the world.
Summary
King Dashrath of Ayodhya, Emperor of the Sapta Sindhu region in India, objects demands made by Lankan trader Kubera. He declares war but is defeated by Kubera's general, Raavan, at Karachapa. Dashrath barely escapes with his life thanks to Kaikeyi, his second queen. At the same time in Ayodhya, Dashrath's first queen Kaushalya gives birth to their son, Ram. Following the defeat, Ravan monopolizes the entire trade system in India, causing economic crisis. Dashrath blames Ram as the reason for his defeat, and treats him apathetically.
Ram and his half-brothers, Bharat (son of Kaikeyi), Lakshman and Shatrughan (son of Dashrath's third wife Sumitra), are sent to live at the hermitage of sage Vashistha. Under his tutelage, Ram becomes a skilled warrior, and gains knowledge about India's predicament. After training, Ram is given the job of maintaining law and police in Ayodhya, which he considerably excels. One day Roshni, daughter of the wealthy trader Manthara and sister-like to the four brothers, is gang raped and murdered. The culprits are all executed except one, Dhenuka, who is underage. Manthara bribes Kaikeyi into influencing Bharat, who secretly murders Dhenuka.
Ram and Lakshman along with sage Vishwamitra to various places including Mithila where Sita earns the love and respect of Ram. Later on Ram exiles himself from Ayodhya as he used the Divya Shastra(Biological Weapon) whose use was forbidden. Being a strict follower of rules Ram exiled imself although he didn’t get any message from the Vayuputras, the followers of Mahadev.Lakshman and Sita travel with Ram and their journey continues.
Further part continues in the second book yet to be released in 2016.
Personal Views
The mythology has been mixed with such perfection and thoughts by Amish Tripathi one literally waits eagerly for the next part of the book. Even if a person is not religious and does not like these kind of books, this book totally changes ones perspective. This kind of Ramayana has never been seen or read by anyone and this book is a masterpiece. I being a fan of Amish read the book the same day it was released. A person who has read the Shiva Triology will definitely be excited to read this book. I would suggest you all to read this book as it lived over its expectations.
I would rate the book 5 stars for Amish’s excellent writing style, his combination of religion,myth,legends and even a bit of science. Hats off to this book.

About the Author

Amish Tripathi (born 18 October 1974), is an Indian author, known for his novels The Immortals of Meluha, The Secret of the Nagas and The Oath of the Vayuputras. The three books collectively comprise the Shiva Trilogy. His debut work The Immortals of Meluha was a bestseller, that broke into the top seller chart within a week of its launch owing to his creative marketing strategies. The Shiva Trilogy has become the fastest selling book series in the history of Indian publishing, with 2.5 million copies in print and over Rs 70 crore in sales.Forbes India has ranked him among the top 100 celebrities in India four times in a row, in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Amish was also selected as an Eisenhower Fellow, an exclusive programme for outstanding leaders from around the world.
Summary
King Dashrath of Ayodhya, Emperor of the Sapta Sindhu region in India, objects demands made by Lankan trader Kubera. He declares war but is defeated by Kubera's general, Raavan, at Karachapa. Dashrath barely escapes with his life thanks to Kaikeyi, his second queen. At the same time in Ayodhya, Dashrath's first queen Kaushalya gives birth to their son, Ram. Following the defeat, Ravan monopolizes the entire trade system in India, causing economic crisis. Dashrath blames Ram as the reason for his defeat, and treats him apathetically.
Ram and his half-brothers, Bharat (son of Kaikeyi), Lakshman and Shatrughan (son of Dashrath's third wife Sumitra), are sent to live at the hermitage of sage Vashistha. Under his tutelage, Ram becomes a skilled warrior, and gains knowledge about India's predicament. After training, Ram is given the job of maintaining law and police in Ayodhya, which he considerably excels. One day Roshni, daughter of the wealthy trader Manthara and sister-like to the four brothers, is gang raped and murdered. The culprits are all executed except one, Dhenuka, who is underage. Manthara bribes Kaikeyi into influencing Bharat, who secretly murders Dhenuka.
Ram and Lakshman along with sage Vishwamitra to various places including Mithila where Sita earns the love and respect of Ram. Later on Ram exiles himself from Ayodhya as he used the Divya Shastra(Biological Weapon) whose use was forbidden. Being a strict follower of rules Ram exiled imself although he didn’t get any message from the Vayuputras, the followers of Mahadev.Lakshman and Sita travel with Ram and their journey continues.
Further part continues in the second book yet to be released in 2016.
Personal Views
The mythology has been mixed with such perfection and thoughts by Amish Tripathi one literally waits eagerly for the next part of the book. Even if a person is not religious and does not like these kind of books, this book totally changes ones perspective. This kind of Ramayana has never been seen or read by anyone and this book is a masterpiece. I being a fan of Amish read the book the same day it was released. A person who has read the Shiva Triology will definitely be excited to read this book. I would suggest you all to read this book as it lived over its expectations.
I would rate the book 5 stars for Amish’s excellent writing style, his combination of religion,myth,legends and even a bit of science. Hats off to this book.