Mumbai-born Amish Tripathi gave up a highly successful career as a banker following the enormous success in India of his first book, The Immortals of Meluha, this was followed by The Secret of the Nagas and The Oath of the Vayuputras (jointly The Shiva Trilogy). His next offering was called Scion of Ikshvaku (first part in the Ram Chandra Series). Amish is passionate about history, mythology and philosophy, as well as world cultures and religions. He lives in Mumbai.