The Indic Book Club Coimbatore Chapter in collaboration with the SNR Sons Charitable Trust Organized an ‘Indic Talk’ on Why India is Immortal and interaction with famous author Amish Tripathi at SNR Auditorium. More than thousand students participated in this event. Mrs. Swati Rohit, Chief Business Officer SNR Sons Charitable Trust welcomed everyone, Mr. D. Lakshminarayanasamy, Joint Managing Trustee, SNR Sons Charitable Trust presided. Mr Pramod, Indian Book Club, proposed vote of thanks.
Indic Book Club (IBC) is an association of thinkers, who seek to preserve, protect and promote Indic Civilizational identity, thought and values, while contributing to nation building both economically and culturally. Indic Book Club (IBC) provides a platform for promoting Indian authors by organizing book launch programmes for their new releases in various cities in India.
SNR Sons Charitable Trust was found in the year 1970. The Trust successfully runs 16 organizations significantly catering to social causes of society focusing on Health Care, Education and Service.
About the author Amish Tripathi
Described as ‘India’s first literary popstar’ by world-renowned film director Shekhar Kapur, Amish’s unique combination of crackling story-telling, religious symbolism and profound philosophies has made him an overnight publishing phenomenon, with spiritual guru Deepak Chopra hailing Amish’s books as ‘archetypal and stirring’.
Amish’s 6 books till now — The Immortals of Meluha (2010), The Secret of the Nagas (2011) and The Oath of the Vayuputras (2013), which collectively comprise the Shiva Trilogy and Scion of Ikshvaku (Book 1 of the Ram Chandra Series) (2015), Sita – Warrior of Mithila (Book 2 of the Ram Chandra Series) (2017), Immortal India – Young Country, Timeless Civilisation (Amish’s first non-fiction book) (2017) — have 4 million copies in print with Gross retail sales of Rs. 120 cr.
His books have been translated into 19 Indian and International languages.
The Shiva Trilogy is the fastest selling book series in Indian publishing history. Scion of Ikshvaku, the first book of the Ram Chandra Series, was the highest selling book of 2015. Sita – Warrior of Mithila, the 2nd book of the Ram Chandra Series, has been the highest selling book since its launch in May 2017. Immortal India – Young Country, Timeless Civilisation, Amish’s first non-fiction book has been on the best selling charts since its launch in August 2017. The Indian language translations of Amish’s books have sold 5 lakh copies, breaking records in this space.
Notable Accolades
Recipient of:
- Raymond Crossword Book Award
- Dainik Bhaskar Literature Award
- Society Young Achievers Award for literature
- Man of the Year by Radio City
- Communicator of the Year by PR Council of India
- Pride of India Award (Literature)
Other milestones:
- Forbes Magazine has listed Amish amongst the 100 most influential celebrities in India
- GQ 50 Most Influential Young Indian
- Selected as an Eisenhower Fellow, a prestigious American programme for outstanding leaders from around the world
Amish is a graduate of IIM-Calcutta and worked for 14 years in the financial services industry before turning to full-time writing. He lives in Mumbai with his wife Preeti and son Neel.