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Amish Tripathi

Amish is an IIM (Kolkata) educated, banker turned award-winning author. The success of his debut book, The Immortals of Meluha (Book 1 of the Shiva Trilogy), encouraged him to give up a fourteen-year-old career in financial services to focus on writing. He is passionate about history, mythology and philosophy, finding beauty and meaning in all world religions.

His 7 books have sold over 5 million copies and been translated into 19 Indian & international languages. His Shiva Trilogy is the fastest-selling book series in Indian publishing history while his Ram Chandra Series is the second fastest-selling book series in Indian publishing history.

In 2019, Amish was appointed to a diplomatic role as Director , The Nehru Centre in London, India's premier cultural centre abroad.


“I don't believe in symbolic gods.I believe that god exists all around us.In the flow of the river,in the rustle of the trees,in the whisper of the winds. He speaks to us all the time.all we need to do is listen.”
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“The key question isn't 'What is Evil?' The key question is 'When does the Good become Evil?”
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“The distance between Evil and Good is a vast expanse in which many can exist without being either.”
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“Hate is not the opposite of Love. It is apathy.”
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“It's our greed to extract more and more from good that turns it into evil.”
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“Strong people stick to their morals, no matter what the trials and tribulations, Weak people, many a times, do not even realize how low they have sunk.”
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“What is forgotten, however, is that many times the Good we create leads to Evil that will destroy us.”
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“Standing by and doing nothing while a sin is committed is as bad as committing the sin itself”
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“Creation and destruction are the two ends of the same moment. And everything between the creation and the next destruction is the journey of life.”
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“Often,our immediate reaction to a sudden crisis help us save ourselves. Our response to gradual crises that creep up upon us, on the other hand,may be so adaptive as to ultimately lead to self-destruction.”
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“Fate controls only the weak, Your Highness. The strong mould the providence the want”
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“Lord Manu had said it's not people who are evil. True evil exists beyond them. It attracts people. It causes confusion amongst its enemies. But Evil in itself is too big to be confined to to just a few.”
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“I don't believe anything till I have seen the proof. For anything without proof, I think we should believe the theory that gives us peace. It doesn't matter whether the theory is true or not.”
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“It is your karma to fight evil. It doesn't matter if the people that evil is being committed against don't fight back. It doesn't matter if the entire world chooses to look the other way. Always remember this. You don't live with the consequences of other people's karma. You live with the consequences of your own”
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“Truth doesn't have to be liked. It only has to be spoken. Speak it out. The truth may hurt you, but it will set you free.”
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“Nothing is more important than life. Nothing. You realise the simplicity of that point only when you confront death everyday.”
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“People do what their society rewards them to do. If the society rewards trust, people will be trusting”
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“Truth is one, thoughthe sagesknow it as many .God is one, thoughdifferentreligionsapproachHim differentlyCall Him Shiva, Vishnu, Allah, Jesusor any other form of God that you believein .Our paths may be different.Our destinationis the same.”
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“his burden didn't feel any lighter. but he felt strong enough to carry it”
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“A person's ethics and character are not tested in good times. It is only in bad times that a person shows how steadfast he is to his dharma.”
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“A man becomes a Mahadev, only when he fights for good. A Mahadev is not born from his mother's womb. He is forged in the heat of battle, when he wages a war to destroy evil. Har Har Mahadev - All of us are Mahadev.”
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“Whether a man is a legend or not is decided by history, not fortune tellers.”
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“Don't turn blue all over now.”
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“The opposite of love is not hate. Hate is just love gone bad. The actual opposite of love is apathy. When you don't care a damn as to what happens to the other person.”
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“Civilization is very fragile, all it takes is a few decades of chaos for us to forget humanity and turn into animals. Our base natures can take over very fast. We can forget that we are sentient beings, with laws and codes and ethics.”
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“The most powerful force in a woman's life is the need to be appreciated, loved and cherished for what she is.”
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