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Amish Tripathi (born 18 October 1974), is an Indian author, known for his novels ''The Immortals of Meluha'', ''The Secret of the Nagas'' and ''The Oath of the Vayuputras''. The three books collectively comprise the Shiva Trilogy. His debut work ''The Immortals of Meluha'' was a bestseller, that broke into the top seller chart within a week of its launch owing to his creative marketing strategies. The Shiva Trilogy has become the fastest selling book series in the history of Indian publishing, with 2.5 million copies in print and over Rs 70 crore in sales. ''Forbes'' India has ranked him among the top 100 celebrities in India thrice in a row, in 2012, 2013 and 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Forbes India 2012 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Forbes India 2013 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Forbes India Celebrity 100 list 2014 )〕 Amish was also selected as an Eisenhower Fellow, an exclusive programme for outstanding leaders from around the world. ==Career== Amish Tripathi grew up near Rourkela, Odisha.〔http://www.filmfare.com/interviews/-i-watched-love-story-4-times-in-a-day-amish-tripathi-3930.html〕〔http://www.telegraphindia.com/1121007/jsp/odisha/story_16059713.jsp〕 He is an alumnus of St. Xavier's College, Mumbai and Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.〔 Although originally he wanted to be a historian, he chose a career in finance because he couldn't afford the former. He worked for 14 years in the financial services industry, in companies such as Standard Chartered, DBS Bank and IDBI Federal Life Insurance, before starting his writing career. ''The Immortals of Meluha'', Tripathi's first mashup novel and the first in the ''Shiva Trilogy'', was published in February 2010. The second book in the series, ''The Secret of the Nagas'', was released on 12 August 2011, and the third installment, titled ''The Oath of the Vayuputras'', was released on 27 February 2013. The trilogy is a fantasy re-imagining of the Indian deity Shiva's life and adventures. The movie rights of ''The Immortals of Meluha'' were purchased by Dharma Productions in early 2012. Also ''The Immortals of Meluha'' and ''The Secret of the Nagas'' have been released in UK through Jo Fletcher Books (an imprint of Quercus Books) in January 2013 and November 2013 respectively.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Language editions )〕 Amish Tripathi has recently been listed as one of India's "New Icons" by the DNA newspaper in its eighth anniversary special. Amish has also been awarded Society Young Achievers Award for LiteratureHe also won the Communicator of the Year Award 2014, instituted by the Public Relations Council of India (PRCI). PRCI, the premier body of PR, Media and HR professionals and academicians, has announced the award to Amish at the 8th Global Communication Conclave in Mumbai. Amish Tripathi was named Man of the Year 2013 by Radio One.〔 His latest book, Scion of Ikshvaku was released on 22 June 2015. It is the first book in the Ram Chandra Series.It is a fantasy re-imagining of the Indian epic Ramayana. It follows the story of Ram and is a prequel to the shiva trilogy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amish Tripathi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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