Amish Tripathi
Amish Tripathi
Amish Tripathi, 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...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth18 October 1974
CityMumbai, India
CountryIndia
Nothing is more important than life. Nothing. You realise the simplicity of that point only when you confront death everyday.
Standing by and doing nothing while a sin is committed is as bad as committing the sin itself
I turned atheist in the 90s when India went through troubled times - communal riots, bomb blasts... Mumbai, where I live, was badly affected. I blamed religion; also, extremists on both sides - right and left.
his burden didn't feel any lighter. but he felt strong enough to carry it
Rather than the destination it is the journey that lends meaning to our lives, great Neelkanth. Being faithful to our path will lead to consequences, both good as well as bad. For that is the way of the universe.
The key question isn't 'What is Evil?' The key question is 'When does the Good become Evil?
The distance between Evil and Good is a vast expanse in which many can exist without being either.
A man becomes Mahadev only when he fights for good.
Fate controls only the weak, Your Highness. The strong mould the providence the want
Lord Manu had said it's not people who are evil. True evil exists beyond them. It attracts people. It causes confusion amongst its enemies. But Evil in itself is too big to be confined to to just a few.
It is your karma to fight evil. It doesn't matter if the people that evil is being committed against don't fight back. It doesn't matter if the entire world chooses to look the other way. Always remember this. You don't live with the consequences of other people's karma. You live with the consequences of your own
If you have to write a fictional adventure to convey a philosophy of evil, the best person is the destroyer of evil himself, Lord Shiva.
Creating music is a wonderful way to celebrate our devotion for Lord Shiva.
I believe if you want to convey a complex philosophy, its advisable to keep it simple: day-to-day lingo.