Amish Tripathi

Amish Tripathi(born 18 October 1974) is an author from Mumbai,India."The Immortals Of Meluha" was his debut work,which was a surprise Bestseller. The Immortals of Meluha is the first book of the Shiva Trilogy.

Career
Tripathi holds a management degree from the Indian Institute of Management Culcutta. He worked in financial service industry for nearly 14 years,before turning to writing. Although he originally wanted to be a historian,he chose a career in finance because he couldn't afford the former.

The Immortal Of Meluha the first volume of the Shiva Trilogy had sold 175,000 copies by August 2011,when The Secret of the Nagas was released with 100,000 copies out of which 80,000 copies were pre ordered