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SINCE 1966
Ikshwa kuvamsathinte Yuvarajavu
Fiction
Annish
Translator : Bindu B. Menon
Editor : K.G. Raghunath
Malayalam
First Edition: March 2016
Reprint: September 2016
Cover: Westland Ltd.,
Typesetting: Poorna Publications
978-81-300-153-2
7624 (9-2016) 194. II. e
First published in English in India by westand ltd, 2015
Published in Malayalan by Poorna Publications 2016
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അമീഷ് തിപാഠി
മകൻ: നീൽ
ബി ു ബി. േമേനാൻ
മകൻ : ദീേപ ു
വിലാസം : 1.C. Pocket D.
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പസാധക ുറി
േകാഴിേ ാട്
എൻ. ഇ. മേനാഹർ
പൂർണ പ ിേ ഷൻസ്
To my father, Vinay Kumar Tripathi,
and my mother, Usha Tripathi
ഒ ്
ര ്
മൂ ്
നാല്
അ ്
ആറ്
ഏഴ്
എ ്
ഒൻപത്
പ ്
പതിെനാ ്
പ ്
പതി ു ്
പതിനാല്
പതിന ്
പതിനാറ്
പതിേനഴ്
പതിെന ്
പെ ാൻപത്
ഇരുപത്
ഇരുപ ി ഒ ്
ഇരുപ ി ര ്
ഇരുപ ിമു ്
ഇരുപ ിനാല്
ഇരുപ ിയ ്
ഇരുപ ിയാറ്
ഇരുപ ിേയഴ്
ഇരുപ ിെയ ്
ഇരുപ ിെയാൻപത്
മു ത്
Acknowledgements
I don't agree with everything that John Donne wrote, but he was right on one
count: "No man is an island.' I am lucky to be connected to many others who
keep me from being 'rifted'. For creativity has no greater sustenance than the
love and support of others. I'd like to acknowledge some of them.
Lord Shiva, my God, for blessing me with this life and all there is in it. Also,
for bringing Lord Ram (who my grandfather, Pandit Babulal Tripathi, was a
great devotee of) back into my life.
Neel, my son, my blessing, my pride, my joy. He gives me happiness by
simply being who he is.
Preeti, my wife; Bhavna, my sister; Himanshu, my brother-inlaw; Anish and
Ashish, my brothers, for all their inputs to the story. My sister Bhavna deserves
special mention for her dedication and the time she gave while advising me on
the philosophies in the book. My wife Preeti deserves my eternal gratefulnesss,
as always, for her brilliant marketing advice.
My family: Usha, Vinay, Meeta, Donetta, Shernaz, Smita, Anuj, Ruta. For
their consistent faith and love.
Sharwani, my editor. We have a strange relationship. Fun and laughter in
normal times; we fight with each other passionately when We edit. It's a match
made in heaven!
Gautam, Krishnakumar, Preeti, Deepthi, Satish, Varsha, Jayanthi, Vipin,
Senthil, Shatrughan, Sarita, Avani, Sanyog, Naveen, Jaisankar, Gururaj, Sateesh
and the fantastic team at Westland, my publishers. They have been partners from
the beginning.
Anuj, my agent. Big man with an even bigger heart! The best friend an author
could have.
Sangram, Shalini, Parag, Shaista, Rekha, Hrishikesh, Richa, Prasad and the
team at Think Why Not, the advertising agency for the book. They made the
cover, which I think is fantastic! They also made most of the marketing material
for the book, including the trailer. They are among the best ad agencies in the
country.
Hemal, Neha and the Oktobuzz team, the social media agency for the book.
Hardworking, super smart and intensely committed. They are an asset to any
team.
Jaaved, Parthasarthy, Rohit and the rest of the production team of the trailer
film. Brilliant guys. Trust me, the world will soon be their oyster.
Mohan, a friend, whose advice on communication matters is something I
always treasure.
Vinod, Toral, Nimisha and the great team at Clea PR for the work that they
did on the PR efforts for the book.
Mrunalini, a Sanskrit scholar, who works with me. My discussions with her
are stimulating and enlightening. I learn a lot from her.
Nitin, Vishal, Avani and Mayuri for their hospitality in Nashik where I wrote
parts of this book.
And last, but certainly not the least, you the reader. Thank you from the depths
of my being for the support you've given to the Shiva Trilogy. I hope I don't
disappint you with this book, the first in a new series. Har Har Mahadev!
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