Amish Tripathi Research Articles

Mythology Meets Modernity: Urban Settings and Mythological Characters in Indian English Literature

This paper explores the intricate relationship between ancient Indian mythology and contemporary urban settings in Indian English literature. It examines how authors such as Ashwin Sanghi, Amish Tripathi, Samit Basu, and Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni reimagine mythological characters within modern contexts. This trend not only revitalizes traditional narratives but also addresses pressing societal issues, acting as a cultural bridge between India’s mythological past and its urban present.

The Reflection of Myth in Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson Series and Amish Tripathi’s Shiva Trilogy

Mythology is considered as a pillar of literature. In recent years it has regained its former glory of playing a pivotal role in the field of literature. Mythology and fiction have worked hand-in-hand to create some of the master pieces that of the past. Two such mythological works of the contemporary era are focused to correlate the world of reality and mythology and also to discover the reflection of myth in literature. Mythological works like Odyssey is recounted more as a historical fiction rather than fiction alone. In recent times, a series of novels focusing on the Greek mythology has been published and has achieved great appreciation from audience of all ages; Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series portrays the life of a teenage boy who is a half-blood, half-god and half-human. Percy Jackson is a normal boy who spends his day being bullied and alone but soon he discovers that he is the son of an ancient god from the Greek myth, this is the plot of the first book from the series of novel and from there the story goes on to elaborate on the protagonist’s various endeavors interconnecting both the mythical world and the world as one see. Rick Riordan, an American author is best known for his work, the Percy Jackson series. The author has also taken the effort to portray the Greek Gods in a more sophisticated manner which blurs the line between them being gods or humans. The paper focuses on the inter-relation of the mythical world and the reality from the perspective of the Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series and Amish Tripathi’s, The Shiva trilogy. Amish Tripathi is an upcoming prolific writer who has gained recognition for his debut novel. God Shiva of the Hindu mythology and unlike the actual myth the whole of novel is from a new and thought-provoking perspective of the writer. The main aim of the paper is to stress on the idea of how the contemporary authors utilize the age-old myth to weave a story that inter-mingles with myth and modern world.

Varna or Karma: Reidentifying Disability in Main Stream in the Novels of Amish Tripathi through the Lens of Michel Foucault

Varna or Karma: Reidentifying Disability in Main Stream in the Novels of Amish Tripathi through the Lens of Michel Foucault

The Role of Myth in Indian Context with Special Reference of Amish Tripathi’s Shiva Trilogy

This story by Amish Tripathi Shiva Trilogy explores the leadership quality and Adventures of Shiva. Shiva is one of the principal God of Hindu Mythology. Amish creates a world of Fantasy including Corruption, Caste system and Unnecessary Laws. Because, Indian Literature is based on religion, deeds, human value, obedience, bravery, morality, human nature and love. A Myth is a traditional story, specifically about the early history of people or explaining some natural or social context and involving supernatural beings or events. Myths are the primogenital and most powerful of all story forms. It carries an important message for a culture or group to the next generation. Myths are stories that provide people a relationship with the world. Some myths give the formal view of creation, other are a way to explain natural events. Myth generally has a meaning and refers to the stories and world of Gods and Goddesses. Myth is a constant among all human beings in all times. Here, Amish also spotlights the external world of supernatural beings as in the name as Myth/Mythology.

The Women Characters of Amish Tripathi: A Postfeminist Perspective

The paper attempts to explore the women characters of Amish Tripathi in his Shiva Trilogy and Ram Chandra Series with a post-feminist perspective. In the recent trend of mythological fiction, women characters are given the roles of protagonists for voicing their emotions and decisions. From their shadowed existence to their new avatar of prominence and strength they have become role models for the young generation. Tripathi has subverted the characterization of women with extraordinary virtues. His Sita is the pride of Malayputras who confer on her the coveted title of ‘Vishnu’ for making her accountable for the welfare of the people by destroying evil. He very carefully associates masculine qualities with women to prove their wisdom and power. The paper focuses on Tripathi’s defiance of patriarchal society by presenting a world of women who possess masculine qualities along with utmost femininity.

Ancient Myth Versus Modern Myth- A Study of the Mythical Character in Shiva Trilogy by Amish Tripathi

The study is based on the Shiva Trilogy written by Amish Tripathi who is one of the greatest Indian authors. Shiva is the central character of the Novel. There are many Gods and Goddess in Hindu Mythology, but Amish devotees lead him to Rama, Shiva, Sati, Ganesha, Kali, Daksh and virini and encluded the greatest saints and avatars of Shiva.

Tripathi's Sita: A Symbol of Feminist Revisionist Nationhood

Amish Tripathi's novel Sita: Warrior of Mithila (2017) is the second installment in the Rama Chandra Series, offering a reimagined portrayal of Lord Rama and other key figures from the Ramayana in a modernized context. Through its exploration of human nature, politics, and morality, the series captivates readers both in India and internationally. Tripathi's adept fusion of Indian mythology and history has garnered widespread acclaim, with his books consistently ranking as bestsellers. The title, Sita: Warrior of Mithila, aptly reflects the central character's portrayal as a formidable female warrior. While the narrative begins with Sita's demonstration of courage during her abduction, it evolves to delve deeper into her transformation into a warrior princess. Sita embodies a form of feminist nationalism, championing altruistic warrior ideals. Guided by her mother's wisdom, she emerges as a symbol of this novel feminist nationalism, challenging traditional gender roles within the political sphere. Through Sita's journey, the narrative dismantles gender-based political norms, offering a fresh perspective on nation-building and the role of women within it. In contrast to conventional mythology, the revisionist approach taken by Tripathi actively engages with the development of women's political identities, highlighting their significance in the broader context of nationhood. The research question for the current study is: How does Amish Tripathi's novel Sita: Warrior of Mithila depict the development of Sita's feminist ideology, challenge traditional portrayals of Sita in the Ramayana, and explore the connection between Sita's transformation and the concept of feminist nation-building?

KAIKEYI: BEYOND MYTH AND MODERNITY IN AMISH TRIPATHI'S RAMCHANDRA SERIES

The present research paper focuses on one of the most controversial figures in Hindu mythology: Kaikeyi. Traditionally depicted as a naïve and notorious mother in Indian folklore, this study re-examines her character through a postmodern lens, aiming to establish her as a truly powerful woman. Kaikeyi emerges as an unconquerable and dignified figure of her time. One key concept in postmodernism is the idea of the metanarrative. Metanarratives offer a fascinating lens for literary analysis. Rooted in postmodern philosophy, this concept challenges definitive absolutes—such as Truth—suggesting they are either highly elusive or non-existent. Consequently, postmodernism it resists clear definitions, embracing ambiguity and complexity. This paper attempts to re-envision the myth of Kaikeyi through the lens of Amish Tripathi’s Ram Chandra Series. By doing so, it sheds new light on her character, presenting Kaikeyi not as a villain but as a figure of immense strength and dignity. This reinterpretation challenges traditional narratives and offers a fresh perspective on her role in Hindu mythology.

The Zeitgeisty Erection of Hindu Mythology in Amish Tripathi’s The Shiva Trilogy

The fundamental theme of Amish Tripathi’s writings is spiritual realism. The portrayal of his creations only serves to promote human symbolism toward God. The universe’s morphological alterations are a result of a soul’s link to the universal force. Myths are stories that describe the way of life, habits, and culture of ancient people, which are frequently reflected in the gods they worship. India is well-known around the world for having a rich and diverse cultural legacy. Indian mythology consists of religious and cultural tales that are handed down through the generations with several variations. According to Indian spiritual academics, its suggested meaning is similar to contemporary western philosophy, which holds that there are multiple truths. Amish Tripathi reimagines the entirety of Hindu mythology in order to make it more appropriate for the contemporary era of reasoned decision-making. A mythology is a body of stories or myths concerning a specific person, culture, religion, or any group of people who hold certain beliefs. The majority of people take mythology seriously in terms of their religious beliefs, even when they don’t believe it to be entirely genuine. The goal of this study is to investigate the various aspects of Hindu mythology and philosophy that may be well-suited to leadership-related activities.

Empowering the Marginalized in Tripathi's "Shiva Trilogy": A Foucauldian Perspective

The present paper elucidates the portrayal of some Hindu deities in the literary creations of Amish Tripathi. In The Immortals of Meluha, The Secret of the Nagas, and The Oath of Vyauputras, Tripathi portrays the wretched condition of some Hindu gods and goddesses. The study explores the causes behind the subordination of Hindu deities. Replacing the canonical thinking of highlighting the supernatural qualities of deities, those texts expose the hidden realities behind the marginalization of some Hindu deities like, Ganesh, Kali, Sati, and all the Nagas, whose real identity was lying behind the curtain. The spotlight of the present research is to answer the causes of the subordination of major Hindu deities in Tripathi's "Trilogy." This issue is explored with the theoretical parameter of the Foucauldian perspective of power, knowledge, and resistance.

Ecocidal aspects of the environment in the Shiva trilogy: A perspective

Ecology and sustainability of the environment and the philosophy of conservation are essential parts of the mythology. Amish has raised this issue through his novels based on Hindu mythology. The paper attempts to highlight the ecocidal aspects of the environment and degradation caused by the elixir called Somras produced for attaining eternal youth and longevity in the Shiva Trilogy by Amish Tripathi. It focuses on how literature reflects people’s crucial relation to nature, eventually leading to sustainable development. One of the grey sides of the so-called development is the fact that modern societies dispose of different types of pollutants in the air and water discarded by industries that harm flora and fauna. The paper aims to explore this critical problem with an ecocritical perspective, raised in the text through the concept of Somras in the region of the Sapt Sindhu in the Shiva Trilogy.

Examining Caste Consciousness in Kavita Kane’s Karna’s Wife and Fisher Queen’s Dynasty

Use of mythological tales for creating revisionist literature is contemporary approach of the modern Indian writers. Some famous works of literature, based on mythology are written by writers like Devdutt Pattanaik, Amish Tripathi, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Volga, Kevin Missal, SarathKomarraju and Krishna Udayashankar. These writers try to reinterpret mythological characters like Shiva, Rama, Draupadi, Amba, Krishna etc. Kavita Kane is one of the popular woman writers of India who renders Indian mythological texts and writes novels. Her ficitons are known for portrayals of the mythical characters who are less discussed. She picks up marginalized women characters from the mythical literature of India and retells their stories. She raises isssues of identity, individuality, gender, caste, femininity and patriarchy in her fictional works. In her novels, Karna’s Wife and Fisher Queen’s Dynasty, Kane has woven issues of gender and caste. Both of them are based on the Mahabharata. She retells the stories of Uruvi, Karna’s wife and Satyavati, Shantanu’s wife from their perspectives and explore their struggles against discriminations based on gender and caste. The novelist depicts these women characters with their courage, confidence, individuality and power to resist the class or caste-based violence. As modern literary works, their intersectionality is evident and they can be examined keeping in mind multidisciplinary approach. The present article examines caste consciousness as expressed by Kane in her Karna’s Wife and Fisher Queen’s Dynasty.

Feminist Analysis of Adaptations of the Ramayana

Ramayana and Mahabharata have seen many adaptations down the centuries. Recent ones like Volga’s The Liberation of Sita or Amish Tripathi’s Sita: Warrior of Mithila take up the woman question and reinterpret the story from a feminist perspective. This paper attempts to discuss the above nuances with reference to feminist critics like Wollstonecraft and Butler while also referring to other reinterpretations of the epic. I will discuss the short stories of Volga through a feminist lens and focus on the questioning of the caste system in Tripathi. Not only will I use Western texts but also refer to Indian texts like the Manusmriti to give a theoretical grounding to some of the basic understandings obtained. I will base some of my opinions on the popular reception of Ramayana across the country as documented by Madhu Kishwar. Other texts by Kavita Kane or Nabaneeta Dev Sen will also be take up to get a better understanding of the woman writing about another woman. It will come up through these discussions that the love for Ramayana is not only based on an unequivocal worshiping of Ram, but an equal questioning of his acts and a sympathetic identification with Sita.

State of Praxis in The Oath of Vayuputras: An Eco-Critical Perspective

The depletion and drying of river water across India is a growing problem in the contemporary period. The ecologists have raised a huge concern regarding the depletion of river water in India. The drying, depletion, and disappearance of the rivers in India can be traced back to the Indus Valley Civilization. The ecological disturbance on land resulted in the loss of the Saraswati River. Amish Tripathi is a renowned figure in the realm of popular Indian mythological fiction. He has not only re-narrated the mythology of India but has also retold the history and geological reasons for the disappearance of the Saraswati River in his novel The Oath of Vayuputras (2013). The research article views the novel from a deep eco-critical perspective to examine the rationale behind the drying and depletion of the Saraswati River due to the destructive production and disposal of Somras and its toxic waste in the river. The article aims at showing the ecological disturbance in the biosphere which is the result of the progress of the human race towards civilization. The shunning of the eco-centric attitude and the development of a capitalistic attitude in humans towards other living beings have resulted in this disrupted eco-system in the present biosphere.

SHIVA, THE REAL HERO IN AMISH TRIPATHI'S THE SECRET OF THE NAGAS

Amish Tripathi turned to be a prolic writer from being a banker. He imbibes the mythological stories that are evergreen and transforms it with modernity to suit the contemporary times without blemishing their uniqueness and greatness. His family background being bibliophiles enabled him to become more knowledgeable about myth and other aspects related to it. In his work The Shiva Trilogy, he focuses on drawing the attention of the people towards current barriers that affect the society. The mythical characters and their endeavors serve to be a source for interpretation from social, political, ecological, and many more aspects. The Protagonist in the three novels is an archetypal hero who can be emulated to become a better human. Monomyth acts as an archetypal narrative that showcases the Hero's journey from his initial attempts and struggles to nal success. Shiva an embodiment of strength, erce nature, dancer and protector is projected with humane tendency, gets elevated to the position of Hero by his actions and noble thoughts. The mythological god is brought down to the level of a human being to illuminate the idea, that man can raise to the higher level of life if he realizes his mistakes, self worth and duty to society , and involve in meaningful endeavours. Nature being destroyed does avenge upon the humans and this truth is palpable through his work.

Indian Feminism: An Analysis of Amish Tripathi’s Sita: Warrior of Mithila

The essay proposes to study Amish Tripathi’s Sita: Warrior of Mithila (2017) as a representative voice of Indian Feminism. More specifically, it will dwell on the author’s holistic and non-dualistic approach to feminism. My contention is that the concept of purush-prakriti harmony rooted in ancient Indian philosophy is one of the key concepts/ theories that distinguishes Indian feminism from Western theories of feminism.

Scientific Study of Amish Tripathi's Novels

Amish Tripathi is a rising contempory writer. His passion towards Indian mythology inspired him to write about Hindu Mythology upon Hindu God and Goddesses. He is one of the best selling author in English literature, written about mythological stories. All the novels of Amish Tripathi are modernized in such a way that it can match with the interest of today's generation. His novels are about society, women, oppressed classed etc. Apart from these his novels are full in scientific techniques. There are so many scientific concepts in the novel 'Shiva Triology'. There are three parts in Shiva triology. The first part is the immortals of Melutra, the second part is the secret of the Nagas and the third part is the oath of vayuputras. The concept like Radiowaves, manufacture of somras, Divizian of cell etc. are scientifically explained in the novel Shiva triology.

Fusing the Mythological with the Contemporary: A Study of the Revisionist Version of Sita in Amish Tripathis Sita: Warrior of Mithila

Abstract: Sita: Warrior of Mithila (2017), the second book in the Ramachandra series by Amish Tripathi, is a true representative of the genre of revisionist writings. Using the technique of hyperlink, the author portrays Valmiki’s leading lady as a fierce woman unlike other versions of the classical text wherein the character of Sita is docile and much more suppressed without a voice of her own. She is practical and intelligent and has the habit of taking decisions on her own during her adolescence. She is completely opposed to the caste system practised in India that acts as a hindrance in the progress of the country where people blindly follow the rigid caste system, giving utmost importance to their caste and not to their skills or karmas. Tripathi projects the carefree and adventurous character of Sita skilled in various arts. Relationship between nature and Sita is depicted in most of the chapters wherein nature is shown as the protector as well as the destroyer. This paper is an attempt to study the revisionist portrayal of Sita as projected by Amish Tripathi and the various ways this portrayal is different from the various other portrayals of Sita in other contemporary revisionist texts. Keywords:  Dharma  Nation  Complexion  Nature  Caste system  Patriarchy

Counter-narrating: Re-constructing “Sita” in Amish's Sita: Warrior of Mithila

Counter-narration re-casts existing narratives and foregrounds the marginalised by giving them agency and performativity. They are narratives that challenge and provide resistance against dominant and hegemonic grand narratives which have been instrumental in formulating a social ideology over a long period of time making them normative. The Ramayana, an ancient epic is a multi-layered story of Prince Rama and Princess Sita and their role in the politics of power, state and patriarchy. It is a grand or master narrative that presupposes the passivity of the female as normative. It portrays Sita, King Rama’s wife, as someone who experiences marginalization and oppression and is a victim of the dominant narrative of patriarchy. This paper will use the theory of counternarrative and analyse Amish Tripathi’s novel Sita: Warrior of Mithila (2017) in order to show how he has recast Sita deconstructing the myth of passivity. Here, Sita resists prescriptive norms of the dominant narrative, wherein she has been projected as the silent receptor and problematizes the patriarchal ideology propagated through the master narrative. This paper will show how counter storytelling or counter narrating by Amish Tripathi has challenged and defied the narrative silence and hegemony in The Ramayana, while making the female powerful and capable in education, warfare and state governance.

Application Of Archaic Statesmanship In Contemporary Period As Depicted In The Trilogy By Amish Tripathi

Application Of Archaic Statesmanship In Contemporary Period As Depicted In The Trilogy By Amish Tripathi