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Amish Tripathi is an IIM (Kolkata) educated, banker turned award-winning author. He is a well-known modern Indian fiction writer widely acknowledged for his mythological fiction writings. The Immortals of Meluha, the first novel in the Shiva Trilogy, was so successful that the author decided to give up his fourteen-year profession in financial services to concentrate on writing. His interests include philosophy, mythology, and history. He finds beauty and significance in all major global faiths. Over the years, mythology has been a constant source and theme of study in literature. Ancient stories are found in the extensive corpus of ancient Hindu mythology. Recently, several kinds of mythological stories have been modernized and turned into historical fiction topics in Indian writing in English. The "Shiva Trilogy" by Amish Tripathi is a fantastical account of the life and exploits of the Indian god Lord Shiva. Shiva is considered to be an iconic figure of literature from the period of Kalidas to the era of Amish. As we all know Lord Shiva is immortal since Amish has portrayed him as a mortal being and has attributed him with some manly characteristics. That is the reason the paper aims to highlight all the aspects in which immortal Shiva can be represented as mortal. The way Shiva is portrayed by Amish as the 'Tibetan protagonist' fascinates people, leading them to feel that a man is great and deserving of devotion because of his noble attitude and pure heart. The trilogy additionally demonstrates that at a certain point in time, the gods were humans, a long time ago, till their efforts and actions brought them immortality. Even though Lord Shiva in Hindu mythology is referred to as a "God" or "Mahadev". This study examines how Amish has portrayed him as a man who attained godlike qualities via his karmic actions. Hindu everlasting "Mahadev," the God of Gods and the conqueror of evil, is attempted to be humanized by Amish in the "Shiva Trilogy".