Title
- Scion of Ikshvaku (Ram Chandra Series)
Author-
Amish Tripathi
Publication
– Westland Ltd.
Genre
– Indian Literature, Mythology, Philosophy
Source-
Kindle Edition
Pages-
274
Rating
– 5/5
The Shekhar
Kapur has mentioned ‘Amish is India’s first literary popstar.’
So, I
believed his words and picked up Scion of Ikshvaku by Amish Tripathi .
I heard a lot about his previous books but mythology was not my cup of tea and after
reading Ikshvaku, I forgot what the celebrities said about Amish’s work. I will
read Amish because no one can re-tell mythology better than him and
Shiva Trilogy will be in my Top Priority list now.
Ramayana
is not a new subject to read, and then the question aroused ‘Will Amish’s
Version of Ramayana series able to surprise us?’ I already had gone through
with Ramayana by C. Rajagopalachari as compulsory subject but Scion
of Ikshvaku is quite enthralling, author didn’t dragged the old plethora of
customs but rejuvenated a sun lit side of Ramayana staying with the same
characters. I couldn’t believe I was reading some mythology. Ramayana was never
that much interesting before.
“A
leader is not just one who gives his people what they want. He must also be the
one who teaches his people to be better than they imagined themselves to be.”
I’m
not going to kill the charm of incredible work of Amish by summarizing
it but I eagerly want to share few facts that provoke you to put your hands on
this beautiful book because good books deserve to be read.
Ram
was ostracized by his father, Raja Dashrath just because on the same day
prince ram was born; Dasrath lost his battle against Raavan and never recovered
again.
‘Lying
may bring one into a position of authority, which in turn may result in an
opportunity to do good. Would you still advocate not lying? It may well be said
that a true leader loves his people more than he loves his own soul.’
Sita
was not a Touch-me-not kind of princess but the prime minister of Mithila
and a very storng woman who totally devoted towards Dharma (The Different
between good and evil) as sincere as Lord Ram. And when Sita revealed to Ram
that she was adopted then he replied
‘Birth
is completely unimportant. It is just a means of entry into this world of
action, into this karmabhoomi. Karma is all that matters. And your karma is
divine.’
And
the part that surprised me that Kekeyi’s Kop-Bhawan-Scene was not the
sole reason behind Ram’s Exile but indirectly she helped in taking a decision.
‘Sometimes
truth causes pain and suffering. Such times, silence is preferred.’
Yes!
That was self- imposed exile that was given by ram to himself as penance
because he had used ‘Asuraastra’ the biological weapon while battling
with Raavan to decapitate his power and put his army into obvilion. And
according to laws, anything that causes mass destruction was banned at that
time.
The
most beautiful part of the book Ram-Sita’s first meeting, you can fall
in love with love when you read it.
‘Two
souls that were dependent on each other giving each other purpose, two halves
of a whole.’
Author
tried to add few social issues as Nibharya Delhi Case by creating a new
character ‘Roshini’ The daughter of Manthara, that was something new, inspite
of rapist’s minor age he could not get rid of his karma. Overall it’s a MUST
READ, no matter you like mythology or not, after giving it a start, you won’t able
to put down this unorthodox still epic Ramayana .
‘Ram
mused: How unworthy are we, the descendants of these great ancestors. Maharishikas
Gargi and Maitreyi were rishikas, and today there are fools who claim that
women are not to be allowed to study the scriptures or to write new ones.
Maharishi Satyakam was the son of a Shudra single mother. His profound
knowledge and wisdom is recorded in our greatest Upanishads; and today there
are bigots who claim that the Shudra-born cannot become rishis.’
About
an Author-
Amish Tripathi is IIM-graduate and worked for 14 years in the financial serving (Boring) but he got fame because of his art of storytelling and that makes him unique. According to a magazine he translated bare facts into delicious stories. His Shiva Trilogy doesn’t need any Introduction; his classic work speaks for itself.
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P.s.
- Eagerly waiting for the next part of Amish’s Ramayana series!