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Praise for The Immortals of Meluha
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westland ltd Venkat Towers, 165, P.
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To Preeti & Neel... You both are ev
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Acknowledgements The Shiva Trilogy
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The Shiva Trilogy Shiva! The Mahade
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Shiva mused that he would certainly
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It had been five days since Shiva h
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‘If this is the border province,
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side. Nandi was genuinely starded a
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stricken voice, ‘Shiva, I’m sor
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Ayurvati looked up from her palm-le
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‘Your destiny is much larger than
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The cravat felt warm on his still c
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enormous, all embracing ocean. The
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‘No, I am not. You people are jus
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Suryavanshi soldier, judging by his
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which had been adorned by pillars a
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tried to gather his wits, his overw
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The noble woman averted her eyes in
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who would want to use this symbol n
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they don’t even realise how many
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‘That also sounds like a good ide
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with me? He has been my constant co
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CHAPTER 5 Tribe of Brahma Shiva was
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Shiva folded his hands into a namas
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It was late in the morning the next
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his gurukul as his successor. This
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CHAPTER 6 Vikarma, the Carriers of
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and the commerce being conducted, t
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asked Shiva. ‘Yes Shiva,’ said
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Those of the vanquished who survive
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‘What bloody nonsense!’ yelled
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‘And presumably they don’t, you
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war. I had heard of a diplomatic mi
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up to you. As Daksha spoke once aga
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Shiva raised his eyebrow a bit. Par
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CHAPTER 8 Drink of the Gods Shiva a
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exact location. There was an elite
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similar formation. A side guard of
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with it? The medicine has to work o
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CHAPTER 9 Love and its Consequences
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A few aspects of the story he was r
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frantic rhythm. He could swear that
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‘I am uncomfortable with the atte
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CHAPTER 10 The Hooded Figure Return
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Nagas, he genuinely believed he had
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Shiva looked up, his eyes half shut
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‘So this route seems to make the
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‘And,’ continued Anandmayi, ‘
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excuse for action. The roads were n
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Possibly in the hope of a grand unv
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‘That, my Lord,’ said Anandmayi
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piece of bread and gruel. It looked
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CHAPTER 26 The Question of Question
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‘More so than you can imagine. Th
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‘Vayuputra?’ asked Shiva. The n
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Hat Har Mahadev: Hariyupa: Holi: In
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Shakti Devi: Shamiana: Mother Godde
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The small cutter had just docked at
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Amish is a 36-year-old, IIM (Kolkat