AmishAuthor · Storyteller · Broadcaster · Former Diplomat

13 books · 2010–2026

Books

Fiction that reimagines India’s epics. Non-fiction that decodes them. History reclaimed as story, and — most recently — an adventure for young readers. Begin anywhere; each world stands on its own.

Fiction · 3 books · 2010–2013

Shiva Trilogy

The story of a man who became a god.

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A Tibetan immigrant arrives in the near-perfect empire of Meluha and finds himself hailed as the Neelkanth, the prophesied saviour. What follows is not a myth retold but a myth re-imagined: Shiva as a man — flawed, funny, furious — who earns his divinity by choosing, again and again, to fight for good. Beginning with The Immortals of Meluha in 2010, the trilogy became the fastest-selling book series in Indian publishing history and introduced a generation of readers to the philosophy beneath the epics: the nature of evil, the cost of duty, the meaning of Har Har Mahadev — all of us are Mahadev.

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Fiction · 4 books · 2015–2022

Ram Chandra Series

One epic, told through the eyes of the three who shaped it.

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The Ramayana, structured as a multilinear narrative: the first three books follow Ram, Sita and Raavan separately from birth to the moment Sita is taken, and the fourth — War of Lanka — brings the strands crashing together. India is beset by division, corruption and a demon king across the sea. A saviour is needed. In Amish’s telling, Ram is a prince learning what law and dharma demand of a ruler, Sita is a warrior and a Vishnu in her own right, and Raavan is a genius consumed by his own brilliance. It is the second-fastest-selling series in Indian publishing history.

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Fiction · 2 books · 2020–2025

Indic Chronicles

Standalone novels about the defenders India forgot.

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Historical fiction set in the centuries when India faced the invasions of Mahmud of Ghazni. Each book stands alone and follows a real, under-remembered figure: the king Suheldev, who united India’s fractured kingdoms; and the Chola tigers who carried a retaliation to the heart of Ghazni after the sack of Somnath. Where the Shiva and Ram Chandra books reimagine myth, the Indic Chronicles reclaim history — fast, cinematic and researched, written to make young Indians ask why these stories were never taught to them.

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Non-fiction · 3 books · 2017–2023

Non-Fiction

Essays and dialogues on India, dharma and the meaning behind ancient practice.

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Immortal India collects Amish’s essays, speeches and debates on religion, history, governance and society. Dharma and Idols, written with Bhavna Roy, use the characters of Amish’s fictional universe to open up the philosophy of the epics — what dharma actually asks of us, and why the worship of images has endured despite centuries of hostility. These are books for readers who finished the novels and wanted the argument underneath them.

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Children’s · Book 1 of 7 · 2026

Dhruv-Tara

History as an adventure, for young readers.

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Amish’s first series for children. Dhruv, who thinks he already knows everything, and Tara, who believes every great story hides a surprise, are paired for The Great Indian History Quiz — and set off on a journey through fearless warriors, brilliant scholars, legendary queens, ancient universities and a civilisation that reached across oceans. The first of seven planned books, published by Westland in July 2026. Filled with quizzes, mystery and humour, it is built on a simple idea: India’s past is not a lesson to memorise but the greatest adventure ever told.

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