Amish Tripathi
Amish Tripathi (born 18 October 1974) is an Indian author. He is known for his book series Shiva Trilogy and Ram Chandra Series. The Shiva Trilogy was the fastest-selling book series in Indian publishing history, followed by the Ram Chandra series which was the second fastest selling book series in Indian publishing history.
Amish's books have sold over 5.5 million copies in the Indian subcontinent since 2010.
Contents
- 1 Early life and education
- 2 Career
- 2.1 As banker
- 2.2 As an author
- 2.3 As film producer
- 3 Awards and recognition
- 4 Bibliography
- 4.1 Shiva Trilogy
- 4.2 Rama Chandra Series
- 4.3 Indic Chronicles
- 4.4 Non-fiction
- 5 See also
- 6 References
- 7 External links
Early life and education
Amish Tripathi was born in Mumbai and grew up near Rourkela, Odisha. He is an alumnus of Cathedral & John Connon School; St. Xavier's College, Mumbai; and Indian Ins*ute of Management Calcutta.
Career
As banker
He worked for 14 years in the financial services industry before turning to writing.
As an author
The Immortals of Meluha, Tripathi's first novel and first in the Shiva Trilogy, was published in February 2010. The second book in the series, The Secret of the Nagas, was released in August 2011, and the third and final installment, *led The Oath of the Vayuputras, was released in February 2013.
The Scion of Ikshvaku was released in June 2015. It is the first book in the Ram Chandra series. It follows the story of Ram and is a prequel to the Shiva Trilogy. The Scion of Ikshvaku won the Crossword Book's "Best Popular Award". Sita: Warrior of Mithila, the sequel to The Scion of Ikshvaku, was released in May 2017. It became the highest-selling book of 2017. Raavan: The Enemy of Aryavarta, the third book in The Ram Chandra series, was released in July 2019. Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India, his first historical book and first book in Indic Chronicles, was released in June 2020.
Tripathi released his first non-fiction book, Immortal India, in August 2017. He also released Dharma: Decoding the Epics for a Meaningful Life in December 2020.
In 2019, Tripathi was appointed by the Government of India as Director of The Nehru Centre, London, in a diplomatic role.
Speaking to News4m*es in an interview at the Kolkata Literary Meet in March 2022, Tripathi revealed his plans to come up with a book on Mahabharata soon.
As film producer
In September 2020, he announced that he is turning into a producer with an adaptation of his novel, Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India, under the banner Immortal Studios, with Wakaoo Films and Casa Media.
Awards and recognition
- 21st Century Icon Awards, London (2021)
- Golden Book Award - Legend of Suheldev (2022)
- Listed among Top-50 Most Powerful People by India Today (2019)
- Honorary Doctorate by Jharkhand Rai University for outstanding contribution to Art & Literature (2019)
- Hello Hall of Fame Awards for Literary Excellence (2019)
- Jashn-e-youngistan Award (2018)
- Ustad Bismillah Khan Award (2018) for contribution to Indian culture
- Kalinga International Literary Award (2018)
- Distinguished Alumnus Award (2017) from IIM - Calcutta
- Raymond Crossword Popular Fiction Award for his book Scion of Ikshvaku in (2016)
Bibliography
Shiva Trilogy
- The Immortals of Meluha (2010)
- The Secret of the Nagas (2011)
- The Oath of the Vayuputras (2013)
Rama Chandra Series
- Ram: Scion of Ikshvaku (2015)
- Sita: Warrior of Mithila (2017)
- Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta (2019)
- The War of Lanka (2022)
Indic Chronicles
- Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India (2020)
Non-fiction
- Immortal India: Young India, Timeless Civilisation (2017)
- Dharma: Decoding the Epics for a Meaningful Life (2020)
See also
- List of Indian writers
References
External links
- Works by or about Amish Tripathi in libraries (WorldCat catalog)