Amish Tripathi is a recognized Indian author, best known for his writing books, Shiva Trilogy and Ram Chandra series.
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Amish Tripathi born on 18 October 1974 (age 47; as in 2021) is a famous Indian writer. Amish Tripathi was born in Mumbai and grew up in Rourkela, near Odisha. His books, the Shiva Trilogy and the Ram Chandra series are the fastest selling book series in Indian history. He is an alumnus of Cathedral and John Connon School, St. Xavier’s College Mumbai and the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. Later, he received an honorary doctorate from Jharkhand Rai University in Arts and Literature. He was an academically focused kid. Before becoming a writer, Amish worked as a banker for 14 years. In 2017, Amish launched his first non-fiction book, Immortal India and in 2020, he launched his second non-fiction book, Decoding the Epics for a Meaningful Life. Nearly 55 lakh copies of his books have been sold in the Indian subcontinent since 2010.
Family
The Amish come from a middle-class religious family. His grandfather was a Pandit in Kashi (Varanasi) who taught Physics and Mathematics at Banaras Hindu University. Amish has an elder sister and two brothers. Amish and Ashish Tripathi are twin brothers.
Amish Tripathi with his twin brother Ashish Tripathi
His brothers, Anish Tripathi and Ashish Tripathi, are the founders of Czar Labs, promoted by the Tripathi family, which included Ashish and Anish as well as father, the late VK Tripathi. He claims to have invented a simple blood test that can detect cancer at an early stage.
parents and siblings
Amish’s father was late Vijay Kumar Tripathi, who died on 6 July 2021. His mother’s name is Usha Tripathi. His father was the Chairman of Epigeneres Biotech Pvt Ltd, Thane Maharashtra. His father made many inventions in the field of biotech and cancer diagnosis. Amish’s elder sister Bhavana Roy is the wife of late Himanshu Roy, who was an IPS officer and who committed suicide after a long battle with cancer. Bhavana is a writer and also worked as a volunteer in a school for special children in Malegaon and later in an NGO in Nashik. Amish’s brother Ashish Tripathi is the chief executive officer at Zaar Labs, and is also a former investment banker. Anish Tripathi and Ashish Tripathi are the Directors and COOs of Zaar Labs. Ashish Tripathi and Anish Tripathi, both co-founders of Czar Labs, can detect cancer at a very early stage.
Amish Tripathi with his father, two brothers and sister
wife and children
Amish Tripathi’s wife Preeti Vyas is the Chief Executive Officer at Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd, publisher of the prestigious Amar Chitra Katha comics. She is also the founder of Funokapliz Publishing which creates contemporary Indian content for children. Amish and Preeti separated in 2020.
Amish Tripathi’s wife Preeti Vyas
They have a son, Neil Tripathi.
Amish Tripathi with his wife Preeti and son Neil
livelihood
banker
Amish worked for fourteen years in the financial services industry in various organizations including Standard Chartered Bank, IDBI Bank and Development Bank of Singapore. His last stint was at IDBI Federal Life Insurance, where he worked as the National Head of Marketing, Product Development and Service Quality, and was also a member of the Senior Management Committee.
Author
Amish Tripathi started writing books in 2004. His first book, The Immortals of Meluhha, was published in 2010. It took him about 5 years to complete his first book. While writing his first two books, Amish continued his job as a banker. His first book, The Immortals of Meluhha, was rejected by over 20 publishers, so he self-published the book and his book became a bestseller. Amish Tripathi released his first non-fiction book, Immortal India, in August 2017. His books have been translated into 19 Indian and international languages.
In 2019, Amish was appointed to a diplomatic role as director at the Nehru Center in London, India’s premier cultural center abroad.
Amish Tripathi, Director of Nehru Center
film producer
In September 2020, Amish announced he would be turning producer with his book “Legend of Suheldev” for the big screen.
award
- Amish was awarded the Ustad Bismillah Khan Award (2018) for his contribution to Indian culture.
- Amish Tripathi was awarded the Kalinga International Literary Award 2018 in Bhubaneswar. The award recognizes his unique and extraordinary contribution to Indian literature on the global stage.
- In 2018, Amish Tripathi was awarded the Jashn-e-Youngistan Award by news24 for meaningful writing.
Amish Tripathi honored with Jashn Youngistan
- In 2016, Amish Tripathi received the Raymond Crossword Popular Fiction Award for his book, Scion of Ikshvaku.
Amish Tripathi awarded the Raymond Crossword Popular Fiction Award 2016
- Amish was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award (2017) from IIM Calcutta.
- Amish received the Dainik Bhaskar Sahitya Award in 2016.
- In 2013, Amish received the Society Young Achievers Award for Literature.
Amish Tripathi receives Kalinga International Award 2018
- Amish Tripathi was awarded The Man of the Year by Radio City in 2013.
achievements
- Amish Tripathi was listed among the top-50 most powerful people by India Today in 2019.
- Amish was listed among the top 100 most influential personalities of India by Forbes magazine in 2012 and 2013.
- DNA newspaper listed Amish Tripathi as one of the new icons of India in its eighth special anniversary.
- Amish Tripathi got a chance to meet our Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his highly commendable work. Amish also presented copies of his books to the PM.
Amish Tripathi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Amish Tripathi met our Honorable President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 26 March 2018.
Amish Tripathi met President Ramnath Kovind at National Bhawan
Favorite
books
- Sapiens A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
- Purifying the Holy Land: Pakistan’s Religious Minorities, by Farahnaz Ispahani
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo
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Facts/General Knowledge
- According to Amish, he continued his job as a banker while writing his first two books but after the success of his second book he left the job and became a full-time writer.
- Amish is a music lover, he always listens to music while writing his books. He was the lead singer of Baro-Si Bank at IIM Calcutta.
- According to Amish, he reads about 4 to 5 books in a month.
- While writing their books, the Amish enjoy eating their favorite bourbon and pineapple flavored cream biscuits.
- In the United States, Amish Tripathi is represented by Creative Artists Agency (CAA) which also represents stars such as Tom Cruise and George Clooney.
- According to Amish, during his working days, he used to write his book while coming home from office.
- The trailer of her book Sita- Warrior of Mithila was launched by Bollywood celebrity Alia Bhatt.
Amish Tripathi with Alia Bhatt at the trailer launch of his book
- Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar launched Amish Tripathi’s book Scion of Ikshvaku.
Akshay Kumar at the launch of Amish Tripathi’s book
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