HUMANIZING THE DIVINE: A CRITICAL STUDY OF AMISH TRIPATHI’S SHIVA TRILOGY

Abstract

The present research article critically examines how Amish Tripathi humanizes the divine figure of Shiva in The Immortals of Meluha, The Secret of the Nagas, and The Oath of the Vayuputras. This study investigates how the author transforms a mythological deity into a human protagonist endowed with vulnerabilities, ethics, personal conflicts, and civilizational responsibilities. The article further analyses how Amish’s reinterpretation challenges traditional mythological constructs while making mythology accessible to contemporary readers. Using modern literary theories such as myth criticism, humanistic theory, and cultural reconstruction, this paper demonstrates that Amish’s Shiva Trilogy offers a groundbreaking narrative that blends realism with spirituality. Through detailed textual insights, philosophical interpretations, and socio-cultural analysis, this research argues that Amish’s Shiva is a symbol of human potential, rational inquiry, and moral leadership—marking the emergence of a new narrative paradigm in Indian English literature.