The Immortals of Meluha is a fast-paced story written in simple language; probably the reasons that made it a blockbuster in India. The story is quite straight-forward and almost known to most Indians. What makes the book to stand apart is the humanization aspect, much like Anand Neelkanthan's ASURA: Tale Of The Vanquished. The book also delves a bit on philosophy. Just when you expect the story to culminate in praising the hero, it throws open a basic question that whether the act that made a person hero was necessary in the first place? We often celebrate the triumph of good over evil, but then what is evil? Who is evil? Just like most Indian TV series, the first part concludes at a critical juncture and I, like a typical Indian TV series viewer, can't wait to read the 2nd part - The Secret of the Nagas.
Amish Tripathi on his part needs to be commended for rendering the story in an interesting manner. This work may not be a literary treatise, but then if such works puts the book back in the hands of Indian population; indulges the people to read more, I am all for it.
