Scion of Ikshvaku (Ram Chandra Series), by Amish Tripathi
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Ram Rajya. The Perfect Land. But perfection has a price. He paid that price.
3400 BCE. INDIA
Ayodhya is weakened by divisions. A terrible war has taken its toll. The damage runs deep. The demon King of Lanka, Raavan, does not impose his rule on the defeated. He, instead, imposes his trade. Money is sucked out of the empire. The Sapt Sindhu people descend into poverty, despondency and corruption. They cry for a leader to lead them out of the morass. Little do they appreciate that the leader is among them. One whom they know. A tortured and ostracised prince. A prince they tried to break. A prince called Ram.
He loves his country, even when his countrymen torment him. He stands alone for the law. His band of brothers, his Sita, and he, against the darkness of chaos.
Will Ram rise above the taint that others heap on him? Will his love for Sita sustain him through his struggle? Will he defeat the demon Lord Raavan who destroyed his childhood? Will he fulfil the destiny of the Vishnu?
Begin an epic journey with Amish’s latest: the Ram Chandra Series.
Scion of Ikshvaku (Ram Chandra Series), by Amish Tripathi - Amazon Sales Rank: #68996 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-06-22
- Released on: 2015-06-22
- Format: Kindle eBook
Scion of Ikshvaku (Ram Chandra Series), by Amish Tripathi About the Author Amish is a 1974-born, IIM (Kolkata)-educated, boring banker turned happy author. The success of his debut book, The Immortals of Meluha (Book 1 of the Shiva Trilogy), encouraged him to give up a fourteen-year career in financial services to focus on writing. He is passionate about history, mythology and philosophy, finding beauty and meaning in all world religions. Amish lives in Mumbai with his wife Preeti and son Neel.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Amish does it once again! By The Graahak Well, I read this from a (preview) copy I got from a "friend". And it made an excellent read! As we all know it is a retelling of Ramayana, so unlike the life of Shiva almost all of us are familiar with the life of Rama. This is one reason there are fewer twists and climaxes in this book, because we already have an idea(or can easily guess) what is going to happen. But Amish has tried and has tried very well! The language of the book is very similar to that of The Shiva Trilogy: simple yet beautifully touching, without getting too cheesy! I love how the author has shown the relationships between people and their weaknesses. It was able to move an atheist like me. Another thing different from the Shiva Trilogy is the fact that unlike the former, in SOI Amish gives a lot of importance to what we can term as " divine will/intervention ", not everything is explained by logic or science in this book. Nevertheless, the central theme and message is the same, man can become " godlike" through his good deeds and selflessness. Also, a warning if you are expecting too much from this book, remember it's going to be a series and all the characters are not introduced as of yet. It is about the early part of Lord Ram's life, right from his birth.In conclusion, yes, this book is a must read for every Indian. But it (at some level) lacks the natural flow of The Immortals of Meluha, which hence still remains Amish's magnum opus.Overall verdict:7.5/10 Overall,6/10 for voracious readers who've read too much to be pleased8/10 for diehard Amish fans( didn't make me get over his earlier books :P)8/10 for young readers, no textbook will teach you about why he became 'He' better than this book.100/10 for bhagat fans (please, please, just please read this! Compared to bhagat this is gold, nay, platinum!)Reading stats: Took me 3.5 days, it's an easy read. Go for it, 250/ is a good price for it. If it doesn't move you or inspire you, it will not fail to entertain you.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A one time read and page turner with right amount of drama and action By Shree Janani http://bookandink.weebly.com/the-book/scion-of-ikshvaku-by-amish-tripathi-reviewAfter ‘humanizing’ Lord Shiva, writer Amish has taken upon re-telling Lord Ram and his life story. Scion of Ikshvaku is Amish’s fictionalized version of Ramayana, the epic that has been interpreted and narrated by countless people. This book has been recorded as one of the most extensively marketed books with the book trailer going viral, pre-orders jumping and a lot of digital contests. Naturally, the strategic marketing resulted in people expecting a magic from Amish. Sadly, this book failed to match the level of magic that the Shiva trilogy managed to create. That might be because Ram’s character isn’t as dynamic as Shiva’s.Read on ONLY if you have read the book. /*this review contains spoilers hereinafter*/CharacterizationUnlike Lord Shiva, who got a radical makeover in Amish’s previous books, Lord Ram or Emperor Ram is more or less the much ethical and law abiding man from the actual Ramayana. Sita’s characterization, on the other hand is a different story. She is this strong spear wielding administrator unlike mellow Sita from the actual Ramayana. The other characters, Laxman, Bharath, Kaikeyi and Manthra have all been given a rather refreshing twist which had a huge impact on the story line. Ravana, as of now, has also been unaltered and remains the loathed evil demon. I don’t exactly trust Amish to let that be in the subsequent books. It is evident that he has done a lot of research about Ramayana, its protagonists, the sequence of events and the underlying philosophy. To revamp almost all the characters, such research is vital. One thing that I loved utterly was that, Amish stripped all the characters of their supernatural element, like Ravana having 9 heads or Ram’s birth - making the story a realistic and natural read. PlotLike the characterization, the plot has also been revamped, re-adapted, re-engineered (or whatever re-word you know of) from the original Ramayana leaving a majority of readers (me included) in a state of shock. I was stunned with the liberties that the writer took adapting the Nirbhaya incident and Darupati’s Swayamvar into Ram’s tale. More than anything, one school of thought that pushed the envelope for me is where the nobility of Ayodhya and Emperor Dashrath hate Ram as his very birth was the reason Dashrath lost the battle against the evil Ravan. In a way that made me love Ram a bit more than I already do.The plot line so far was laced with right amount of twists and turns. So far so good, but I’m definitely curious about what is to come, for the crux of Ramayana is yet to be narrated.WritingLet’s face it. Amish is no literary genius, but then he created a cult following with Shiva trilogy and revived the present generation’s almost extinct interest in mythology. His simplistic writing aided the books in reaching even the people who don’t read books much. His writing has come a long way from being sober to being narrative (specifically in this book). To re-engineer and gave a face-lift of sorts to a much read tale, one needs to have guts and be unapologetic about it. It is evident that Amish fits that bill perfectly.RATING:PLOT : 8/10NARRATION: 6/10 (I found the philosophical part on leadership and laws to be a bit repetitive)CHARACTERIZATION: 9/10 (Especially for Sita’s character!)BOREDOM QUOTIENT: 3/10 (The lower the better)OVERALL RATING: 7/10
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. If you have nothing better to do By Sanjoy Amish writes well but completely directionless. One would have liked him to explore the emotions, passions, drama, philosophy of the Original Classic that we love, rather than make up a completely different story ! Examples - Ram despised by Dasarath as a kid?!; Manthara - a rich merchant who 'bribes' Kaikeyi?!!; Tadaka - a docile tribeswoman chieftain who obeys Ram, and goes into hiding ?!!!; Sita swayamvar has the same rules as Arjun-Draupadi swayamvar ?!!Ram seeks a 14 year banishment voluntarily !!!! Dasarath announces that willingly !!!!! Sita's worldview of Ram-Rajya is pinched from the movie "Divergent"!!! … What next ?Even if one were to digest a new storyline (nowhere nearly dramatic as the Original Classic - my opinion), the drama buildup in this plot is weak, in most cases, after the first 5 chapters. A weak drama buildup in Sita's swayamvar with Raavan, Ram, Kumbhakarna present, weak drama in the Tadaka attack, no mention of Shravan Kumar episode, hurriedly put together a weak attempt at Surpanakha disfiguration drama.Why miss out on Agastya Muni, Atri-Anasuya, Shravan Kumar episodes- so much of potential; and clutter it up with Somras, Meluha, Pariha nonsense.Not looking forward to the second book of "Nonsense disguised as Ramayan".Amish - do us a favour and stop calling it the Ram Chandra series and call it by some other (Meluha-Naga-Pariha or some other nonsense) name.
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