Review of Scion of Ikshvaku ~ इक्ष्वाकु के वंशज

~ Ramarajyavasi tvam

I received my pre-order copy from amazon.in on 22 June 2015 and finished it by 30th June 2015; I never took these many days to finish a book which is less then 400 pages. Shiva Trilogy series took hardly 2 night each book to finish; which means this book is unstimulating, uninteresting and flat. It was hard to believe that the book is from the same author who wrote the epic “SHIVA TRILOGY”

It seems that Amish Tripathi was in immense pressure to finish the book from the publisher. Since author is rewriting the characters, there beliefs and  perceptions which has been following since ages, he has not given enough time to build them. I missed the detailing from the author which I enjoyed in the Shiva trilogy.

Story start from ~Aranya-kand अरण्य कांड but there is no mention of ~ Maricha मारीच. If you remember Amir Khan’s “Lagaan”, the starting scene almost resemble the movies’s suspense where it start with hunting and ends with a trouble.

In the book, the word which was most irritating for me was “dada”; there is no such word as “dada” in Sanskrit. Yes I know that it’s just a author’s perception of Ramayana but still  “Dada”!!

Amish Tripathi very well included “Nirbhaya Case” in the story which happens to Manthara’s daughter. In the story “Manthara” has been described as a richest trader in the Sapt Sindhu and she is more wealthier then the king “Dashratha”. And also she had a close alliance with the queen of Sapt Sandhu. Then how come her daughter “Roshni” travels with bare security deep in the jungle and get into such a situation. It seems that the author just created a scene inspired  from the “Nirbhaya Case” without giving much thought.

Also I could not understand the character “Dhashratha”, the author described him as a great undefeated Indian Emperor who loose his first and last battle; battle of “Karachapa” with “Raavana”. How come such a great Emperor blames his child-birth for his loss! Raghu Clan is the bearer of Dharma and the king behaving like an illiterate. Very poor characterization.

Amish was totally mixed up with Sita Swayamvara and Draupadi Swayamvara. To hit a fish eye was in Mahabharata’s Draupadi Swayamvara not in Ramayana. In Sita Swayamvara it was to lift the divine “Pinaka” bow and sting it. I told you in the beginning that the author was in hurry and got very little time for his research.

I rest my case for now; the best thing I got from this book is the metal bookmark :) thank you Amazon India.