Amish Tripathi (born 18 October 1974) is an Indian author and diplomat. He was born in Mumbai and grew up near Rourkela, Odisha. He is known best for his Shiva Trilogy and Ram Chandra Series. Amish Tripathi is an alumnus of Cathedral & John Connon School; St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai; and Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.
Amish Tripathi came up with his first novel, The Immortals of Meluha, and first in the Shiva Trilogy, and was published in February 2010. The second book in the series, The Secret of the Nagas, was released in August 2011, and the third and final installment, titled The Oath of the Vayuputras, was released in February 2013.
The Scion of Ikshvaku was released in June 2015. It is the first book in the Ram Chandra series. It follows the story of Ram and is a prequel to the Shiva Trilogy. The Scion of Ikshvaku won the Crossword Book’s “Best Popular Award”. Sita: Warrior of Mithila, the sequel to The Scion of Ikshvaku, was released in May 2017. It became the highest-selling book of 2017
His third book in The Ram Chandra series was Raavan: The Enemy of Aryavarta, was released in July 2019. The fourth book in The Ram Chandra Series, War of Lanka, was released on 3 October, 2022. Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India, his first historical book and first book in Indic Chronicles, was released in June 2020.
Tripathi’s literary works have been translated into nine regional languages, including Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada, as well as four international languages, including French and Polish.
Amish Tripathi began his career as a documentary host with Warner Bros Discovery program, Legends of the Ramayan with Amish. This program, produced by Wide Angle Films, won the Digital Reinvent award for Best Documentary. He also hosted an episode on Faith for the Warner Bros Discovery documentary series The Journey of India, with co-host Amitabh Bachchan, where Amish paid homage to India’s diversity of faiths.
