The Oath of the Vayuputras

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The Oath of the Vayuputras

Author(s) Amish Tripathi

Cover artist Rashmi Pusalkar

Country India

Language English

Series Shiva trilogy

Subject(s) Shiva, Myth, Fantasy

Genre(s) Fiction

Publisher Westland Press

 Publication date 27th February 2013

Media type Print (Paperback)

Pages 600

ISBN 9789382618348

Preceded by The Secret of the Nagas

The Oath of the Vayuputras is a 2013 novel by Indian author Amish Tripathi and the final
book in his Shiva trilogy. The book is to be released on 27th of february through Westland
Press and completes a mythical story about an imaginary land Meluhha and how it's
inhabitants were saved by a nomad named Shiva.

Contents
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 1 Plot synopsis
 2 Development and release
 3 References
 4 External links

[edit]Plot synopsis
See also: The Immortals of Meluha#Plot synopsis and The Secret of the Nagas#Plot
synopsis

[edit]Development and release

"It's been an unbelievable, almost surreal journey. The Immortals of Meluha was the first piece of fiction that I

wrote. Becoming an author was not a scenario in any of my childhood fantasies. However, being academically

inclined, I chose to graduate in Science rather than History or English Literature, and then went on to do my

MBA, as it seemed a practical life-choice to make. And yet, here I am, actually making my living from writing. It's
[1]
all because of Lord Shiva's blessings."

—Tripathi talking about his journey as an author

Tripathi had initially decided to write a book on philosophy, but was dissuaded by his family
members, so he wrote a book on Shiva, one of the Hindu gods.[2] The story was of how a
Tibetan tribal chief called Shiva became the fabled savior of the land of Meluha. His
adventures nearly 4000 years ago, morphed into the mythical legends of the Hindu God
Shiva.[3][4][5] Titled The Immortals of Meluha, the book went on to become a huge commercial
success, after its release in February 2010, with film director Karan Johar's Dharma
Productions purchasing the film rights of the book.[6][7] The success prompted Tripathi to pen
a second part of the trilogy, titled The Secret of the Nagas. Following what happens in the
life of Shiva, the plotline and the geography of the story was expanded to venture into
unknown territories.[8][9] Tripathi quit his job as a banker while writing the book, dedicating his
whole time to the marketing and the promotion of the release.[10] The Secret of the
Nagas was also a commercial success, with both the books having crossed a print run of a
million copies. These books have continued to top the bestseller lists of Nielsen BookScan,
with the gross retail sales being impressive at 22 crore within two years of publishing.[11][5]

In September 2011, Tripathi confirmed that from the next month he would start penning the
third installment of the trilogy, The Oath of the Vayuputras.[12] In January 2013, it was
revealed that The Oath of the Vayuputras would be released on March 2013, by Westland
Publishing.[5]Tripathi explained that the final version of the book was longer than he had
expected it to be, and consisted of 53 chapters, making it twice as long as the other
books.[13] During an interview with The Times of India, the author discussed some of the
important scenarios being presented in the book. HE explained that since Shiva is a mortal
in his series, he would have a fitting epilogue in the book, with many of the loose ends of the
plot finally being deciphered.[1] Shiva would meet the Chief of the Vasudevas and the
Vayuputras in the hidden cities of Ujjain and Pariha.[1] "Some loose ends will be left
deliberately open for the readers to interpret. As for losing someone we love? The Shiva
Trilogy chronicles a battle against Evil. And Evil does not go quietly into the night; instead, it
puts up a strong fight against Good. So yes, people will die in Vayuputras. But then, all of us
will die at some point or the other, won't we? It's not the fact of death itself, but the manner of
our death which truly matters," he concluded.[1]

Since both The Immortals of Meluha and The Secret of the Nagas had innovative marketing
techniques, Tripathi spoke about similar innovativeness with the release of The Oath of the
Vayuputras.[1] One of the marketing strategies included a music albumaccompanying the
book. The album will have nine songs dedicated to Lord Shiva with
several Bollywood singers lending their voices, and was inspired by the different sections
and storyline in the book.[14] The lead song for the album will be recorded by singer Sonu
Nigam.[15] The cover art of the book was launched in Mumbai, by Tripathi and Johar in a
ceremony, which also saw the presence of Gautam Padmanabhan, CEO of Westland
Publishers, and Rashmi Pusalkar, the designer of the cover of The Oath of the
Vayuputras.[5] The author added that Pusalkar had managed to merge in many of the
symbolic elements represented in the storyline of the book, while maintaining the same
visual appeal of the previous releases of the trilogy.[5] The UK publication rights of the Shiva
trilogy, including The Oath of the Vayuputras was purchased by Jo Fletcher Books, with the
deal being made by Claire Roberts at Trident Media Group, acting on behalf of the author
and the author's Indian agent, Anuj Bahri of Red Ink Literary Agency. The Oath of the
Vayuputras would be released in the United States in summer 2014.[16]

[edit]References

a b c d e
1. ^ Chaudhuri, Dibyajyoti (2013-01-022). "I'm Only A
Witness To Shiva's Magic". The Times of India (The Times
Group). Retrieved 2013-01-23.
2. ^ Chakraberti, Sujata (2010-04-09). "Amish Tripathi’s going
digital". Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
3. ^ Babbar, Sonakshi (2011-09-10). "Writing changed me from
an atheist to a Shiva bhakt: Amish Tripathi". The Hindustan
Times. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
4. ^ Tripathi, Amish (2010-09-01). "The MBA
Writer". OPEN (Open Media Network Pvt Ltd.) 35. Retrieved
2013-01-13.
a b c d e
5. ^ "Shiva Trilogy's final book to release in March
2013". The Times of India (The Times Group). 2013-01-11.
Retrieved 2013-01-13.
6. ^ Umair, Siddique (2010-09-11). "Faith at Heart". The
Hindu (Kasturi and Sons Ltd.) 1345(211): 13. ISSN 0971-751X.
Retrieved 2013-01-23.
7. ^ Basu, Upala (2012-01-04). "Karan Johar brings Meluha to
life". The Times Of India(Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd).
Retrieved 2012-01-25.
8. ^ Pathak, Shilpi Dubey (2011-07-13). "I’m nervous about the
fans’ expectations: Amish".Mumbai Mirror (The Times
Group) 45 (202): p. 8.
9. ^ "Shiva presents surprise success". IBN Live. 2011-07-06.
Retrieved 2011-09-02.
10. ^ "Shiva chose me to write this story". The Deccan
Chronicle (Deccan Holdings Ltd). 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2011-
09-04.
11. ^ "HT Nielsen Bookscan Top 10". Hindustan Times (HT Media
Ltd). 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
 12. ^ "Don't like to research while writing a book: Amit Tripathi".
IBN Live. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
13. ^ Vakkalanka, Harshini (2012-12-15). "Going back to the
source". The Hindu (The Hindu Group). Retrieved 2013-01-02.
14. ^ Sharma, Garima (2013-01-18). "Amish's Shiva trilogy inspires
a music album". The Times of India (The Times Group).
Retrieved 2013-01-23.
15. ^ "Amish Tripathi plans music album for Oath of
Vayuputras". Hindustan Times (HT Media Group). 2013-01-18.
Retrieved 2013-01-23.
16. ^ "The Shiva Trilogy overseas rights bought by Jo Fletcher
Books". The Times of India (The Times Group). 2013-01-16.
Retrieved 2013-01-23.

[edit]External links

 Shiva Trilogy — Official website

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Works by Amish Tripathi

 The Immortals of Meluha

Shiva trilogy The Secret of the Nagas

 The Oath of the Vayuputras

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