Scion of iskvaku is another masterpiece written by Amish Tripathi retelling the story of Lord Rama’s life in a unusually unique fictional and yet amusing way.
It’s doesn’t follow the plot of Ramayana, far from it. Albeit the whole Ramayana for that matter is considered fictional and mythological, having no concrete evidence that whether the story actually took place.
But Amish Tripathi’s modus operandi is unique in the sense that not only does it have fictional content it also doesn’t follow the conventional
plot that we are familiar to.
The term scion of iskvaku refers to Lord Rama who is the descendant of iskvaku dynasty (the dynasty is mentioned in hindu puranas along with Kuru, yadu, etc)
Rama is the heir to this suryavanshi dynasty and the plot revolves around his upbringing, coronation, marriage and then the kidnapping of his beloved sita.
Tripathi has this unique way of humanising his characters who were along the millennia deified and came down to us as characters larger than life.
Whether it be the character of Shiva in the immortals of Meluha or Rama, Tripathi bring these characters down in size and unveils their human side to the readers.
He goes into the heads of the characters and describes scenarios from their perspective, making the plot more thrilling and enticing.
One should definitely read it to not only pass his time but also get benefitted withmore knowledge of Indian culture.