![]() In addition, Shiva develops a blue throat indicating that he is of special importance to the Meluhans. ![]() ![]() Once they reach Meluha, each member of the tribe is given a medicine which rids them off all illness and confers virtual immortality. He and his tribe are invited by the Meluhans to immigrate into their country, which is peaceful and prosperous, unlike the area where Shiva is from where his tribe is constantly waring with neighboring tribes and struggling for survival. In Immortals of Meluha, one of the main Hindu gods, Shiva, is actually a mortal human and chieftain of a small tribe in Tibet. I am learning a lot about Hindu mythology, although I am not sure what is part of the standard mythology and what is the novel’s own invention. ![]() The novel is a pretty good read though and definitely a look at the world through a non-western lens. ![]()
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