tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post2775271045993874406..comments2024-03-24T16:46:26.733+05:30Comments on Indian Temples & Iconography: The disaster called Immortals of MeluhaKavitha Kalyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00813712305535152213noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-67133108131232561002023-07-06T19:57:06.892+05:302023-07-06T19:57:06.892+05:30Thankfully we still have people like you. Wonderin...Thankfully we still have people like you. Wondering how this book became best seller and succeeded in misleading our youth .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-68560117599218279392015-10-26T18:04:55.369+05:302015-10-26T18:04:55.369+05:30I read one of his books, the first book, if I am n...I read one of his books, the first book, if I am not wrong. I found it rather amusing especially considering how he tries to pass off Nagas as a tribe of disfigured mutated people and Lord Ganapathy as the disfigured son of Sati :(<br /><br /><br />The one thing that horrifies me about Hindus is that they take every chance to denigrate and maime their religion in the name of "atheism", Aswin Kini MKhttp://www.genieoflife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-32907985272874160632015-08-17T08:10:25.784+05:302015-08-17T08:10:25.784+05:30To all who agree and disagree with me:
Everyone i...To all who agree and disagree with me:<br /><br />Everyone is entitled to an opinion, you have yours and I have mine. My opinion doesnt change though over a period of time, I have learned to be more forgiving. I still believe the author has not done enough research and has destroyed the impression of Lord Shiva rather than enhance it. I strictly adhere to the rules of the scriptures and having Kavitha Kalyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813712305535152213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-13764130251835882152014-09-20T22:02:58.378+05:302014-09-20T22:02:58.378+05:30Apart from the concept, everything else is crap. A...Apart from the concept, everything else is crap. According to me, the book became a best seller only because of marketing!!!<br />After listening to lot of praises for this book, I started reading with lot of expectation. But after a few pages, I was completely let down. There was nothing in the book till the end!! Its not the end, you need to read another book (go through another torture) to Nehahttp://hindisms.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-19509626349617777092014-08-13T12:30:29.786+05:302014-08-13T12:30:29.786+05:30Well I know that people do get offended by this.. ...Well I know that people do get offended by this.. at the end its just a story.. great lord Shiva is much bigger than these stupid authors. Hinduism is all about tolerance and we should not be bothered by these stories.. we all know what Muslim and Christians think of us but does that change anything. We are still the oldest and greatest religion on the face of the planet as we don't follow a imasmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05625264162640485595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-10353838873550721042014-08-06T14:55:05.481+05:302014-08-06T14:55:05.481+05:30Totally agree this author needs big time research ...Totally agree this author needs big time research and creative writing classes. Hideous to think what the movie will be like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-44548571478194509492014-06-12T01:27:05.345+05:302014-06-12T01:27:05.345+05:30He also says sati is already married ....yuck !!! ...He also says sati is already married ....yuck !!! <br />The most disgusting I ever heard....she had one and only husband n all her forms and births ....the great mahadev Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008208378791940899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-15570962418170905332014-06-12T01:24:44.441+05:302014-06-12T01:24:44.441+05:30And he also says sati is already married....yuck t...And he also says sati is already married....yuck t most disgusting thing I ever heard....she had a single men n all her forms and births t one and only shiva...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008208378791940899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-3283287806476916782014-04-02T18:32:17.457+05:302014-04-02T18:32:17.457+05:30You are only looking at Da Vinci Code being a big ...You are only looking at Da Vinci Code being a big hit, what you are not looking at is how the Christian world was up in arms against it. <br /><br />More than that, you probably dont know that when tourists visit these places mentioned in the book, there are tourist guides who correct the misinformation and let you know how wrong the author is. <br /><br />So welcome to Da Vinci Code party... I Kavitha Kalyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813712305535152213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-88197456690014380862014-04-02T18:11:08.532+05:302014-04-02T18:11:08.532+05:30then why did da vinci code became a big hit i dont...then why did da vinci code became a big hit i dont know Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-57796468927555189342014-03-17T20:04:21.442+05:302014-03-17T20:04:21.442+05:30As I have't go through all comments.
We don...As I have't go through all comments.<br />We don't need to this much comments.<br /><br />Its fiction only.<br />Read Enjoy if you are not enjoying leave after it.<br /><br />But I like the thinking of writer something innovative and different. I enjoyed it.<br /><br />- VishalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-52670590751220706382014-02-13T14:27:55.491+05:302014-02-13T14:27:55.491+05:30I am sorry for the long comments but felt like wri...I am sorry for the long comments but felt like writing this in detail:<br />1. Those who feel that this book is not good, should simply not read it. such things happen all the time in life when your faith is put to test. If your faith is so pure, sacred and firm, it shouldn't be influenced by such a piece of work, either positively or negatively. If you are influenced, well, you know what Harshalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-39001833938628259782014-02-10T12:50:32.696+05:302014-02-10T12:50:32.696+05:30I am a hindu myself but This book made me believe ...I am a hindu myself but This book made me believe in Shiva the way I thought he should have been. Just like any other religion where a simple man becomes god by his doing not by his supernatural power. I always doubted if the Hindu mythology is mere imagination of some literary person. This book is an awesome depiction of Shiva. No offense if it contradicts anyone's thought. Thank you Bineshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-12866003014376322932014-02-03T15:34:26.356+05:302014-02-03T15:34:26.356+05:30I loved the book because for simple reason... resp...I loved the book because for simple reason... respect for Lord Shiva increased 20 times more amongst the youngsters. Please understand that its not about Religion or disrespect.. Its about story telling which might be true and is told from a different perspective. Atleast youngsters read about a God... otherwise no one reads much about religion nowadays!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-87854585630159096782014-02-01T12:38:07.240+05:302014-02-01T12:38:07.240+05:30It's quite obvious that Mr.Tripathi hasn't...It's quite obvious that Mr.Tripathi hasn't done any homework with regard to Lord Shiva. Or for that matter, his storyline is hollow, I'd rather say, there isn't much of a storyline at all. I don't get HOW and WHY people even call this a good series of books!! Mr.Tripathi lacks imagination. To just jumble mythological characters with finally no clear goal; it's astonishing Matrx123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-18947057504031921052014-01-20T16:36:45.401+05:302014-01-20T16:36:45.401+05:30I totally agree with the Kavitha.
Many mistakes i...I totally agree with the Kavitha.<br /><br />Many mistakes in the firstbook Immortals of Meluha, which prevented me from reading the second book. <br /><br />For example the characters are using the word "INDIA" more than once and repeating that shiva is the saviour of India. Just remember the story with detailed maps mentioning that the story is taking place in BC 1900. How can Arunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-78237525353150460712013-12-28T10:31:49.874+05:302013-12-28T10:31:49.874+05:30Hi Kavitha. A friend of mine just shared your post...Hi Kavitha. A friend of mine just shared your post, and I understand your viewpoint.<br /><br />Not to sound offensive, but I believe that this book does encourage a bit of awareness among the young people these days who seem to forget our values and tradition.<br /><br />Even my son, who calls himself an atheist, read the book and though he didn't adopt our faith, he does respect the idea ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-74451959775800797972013-11-21T12:37:06.246+05:302013-11-21T12:37:06.246+05:30Hi Kavitha,
Firstly i would like to say that i am...Hi Kavitha, <br />Firstly i would like to say that i am not a very religious person by nature, but for me Shiva has always been this majestic figure exuding unimaginable power.<br /> <br />I picked up this book going by its hype. After I pushed myself through each page and finally completed it, it only left me greatly amazed...not to mention, unsettled. I was surprised and confused at how this Nimisha Medhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150556579817046230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-70295237208636630832013-10-07T02:33:19.585+05:302013-10-07T02:33:19.585+05:30Why on earth would a fiction by an amateur put the...Why on earth would a fiction by an amateur put the longest surviving religion in peril? It did not get hurt by rationalisation of mythologies by some great hindi authors. KM Munshi 'humanised' Krishna and Parashuram, Narendra Kohli has given new dimensions to the super human episodes of Ramayan and Mahabharata. Have we replaced the original scriptures with these new ones? No, not at all. gjp-speakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17581427268617604692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-2717188470736571482013-10-04T16:56:43.653+05:302013-10-04T16:56:43.653+05:30totally agree. He has insulted all faith .. Infact...totally agree. He has insulted all faith .. Infact future generation may be next two or three generation from current youth may even believe this book as true... This is why our religion is fading ....:( it made shiva just a human. + said ram was king much before shiva had come. I think this writer him self dont know our mythology ...Brijeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790026241169563895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-58396602635142729752013-10-04T16:55:08.273+05:302013-10-04T16:55:08.273+05:30totally agree. He has insulted all faith .. Infact...totally agree. He has insulted all faith .. Infact future generation may be next two or three generation from current youth may even believe this book as true... This is why our religion is fading ....:( it made shiva just a human. + said ram was king much before shiva had come. I think this writer him self dont know our mythology ...Brijeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790026241169563895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-49848927487686268192013-08-11T19:56:44.933+05:302013-08-11T19:56:44.933+05:30Hi!!
I've started reading a week ago and the p...Hi!!<br />I've started reading a week ago and the prose is a display of bad taste. This man can't write. <br />THen, there are these stupid politically correct intrusions... terrorists, way of life. Disgusting. <br />Anyways, I guess some people, though misled from the start, may get to learn about Shiva by reading this crap. <br />I don't mind some childish use of the devas, I'm Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-63656018652878575332013-07-14T00:13:13.028+05:302013-07-14T00:13:13.028+05:30Yup, I agree that the book should be banned. But i...Yup, I agree that the book should be banned. But it is pointless now. However Karan Johar is making a movie out of it and that could be stopped.<br /><br />Hey Kavitha, you must refrain from using the word "Mythology", the very word implies that we are speaking about a "Myth" and not about factual people or events. This is our glorious history and is our present too. MythologyMithunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-76086460887465428182013-07-14T00:09:54.477+05:302013-07-14T00:09:54.477+05:30Yup, I agree that the book should be banned. But i...Yup, I agree that the book should be banned. But it is pointless now. However Karan Johar is making a movie out of it and that could be stopped.<br /><br />Hey Kavitha, you must refrain from using the word "Mythology", the very word implies that we are speaking about a "Myth" and not about factual people or events. This is our glorious history and is our present too. MythologyMithunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-45488642049821250652013-06-28T18:19:27.812+05:302013-06-28T18:19:27.812+05:30To Shankaran Pillai
You are exactly the audience ...To Shankaran Pillai<br /><br />You are exactly the audience I was worried about, people like you who want to know the core of Shaivism and end up reading the wrong books because it paints Shiva and Sati as humans when in reality - they were not human at all. <br /><br />Mythology depicts certain attributes of these Gods and Goddesses converting them to superior beings. Seriously, why cant flowersKavitha Kalyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813712305535152213noreply@blogger.com