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Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta is a fantasy book by Indian author Amish Tripathi which was released on 7 May 2019. It is the third book of the Ram Chandra Series of Amish Tripathi. Ram Chandra Series is a retelling of the most famous epic of India, the Ramayana. Each book in the series focuses on one important character of the Ramayana. Raavan:Enemy of Aryavarta focuses on the story of Raavan.

Plot synopsis
The third book in the series was originally titled Raavan: The Orphan of Aryavarta, but Amish shared that it is now changed to Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta. When Anupama asked about the reason behind changing the upcoming book’s title, Amish said, “While writing, I get the story as flashes. So I had the broad idea of the whole story earlier. A key part of Raavan's life is his relationship with his motherland. Very few people know that he was born near Delhi and he conquered Lanka from Kuber. Earlier I thought the relationship was that of an orphan, someone who had been rejected by his motherland. But when I started writing the story I realised that the motherland didn't reject him. In fact, he chose to go against his motherland. Considering this, I thought ‘Enemy of Aryavarta’ conveys his story a lot better than the original title. Also, Raavan is many things but he is certainly not weak.”

Talking about characterising Raavan in his book, he further said, “For most of our Indian viewers, their perception of Raavan is based on the 1980s TV series, which is a very simplistic approach. But when you read the more ancient version of the Ramayan, like Valmiki's Ramayan or the various other versions of it, you get a more nuanced take on Raavan. Firstly, he wasn’t just a thug. He was very talented and knowledgeable. He wrote the Taandav shrotra, many great philosophical texts, he was a brilliant musician, a brilliant dancer, and a fierce warrior. He was deep. But he had an out of control ego and severe anger management issues which make him an interesting character!” On being asked about his writing process, Amish further revealed, “Every single part of my life is hyper-organised, except my writing. There are no notes or flow charts; it is completely instinctive. I have no writing targets. The writing just comes as flashes. I actually see it; what I write would be just 20% of what I see but I have learnt to trust the flow. I know it sounds strange but I genuinely believe that Lord Shiva sends it to me and my job is to just record what I see.”

Talking about the inspirations for his writings and ideas, he elaborated, “The key thing (for my writing) is that I read a lot-- it's like buying the ingredients before cooking a meal! I largely read non-fiction-- philosophy, history, scientific papers, mythology-- anything that is knowledge… I also like travelling like a local! It all goes somewhere back in the head. For instance, I had gone to Greece many years back which went into my book Secrets of the Nagas. And recently, I went to Cambodia which went into my writing in Raavan… I also believe that people have something to teach you. So I observe them too, which might as well go somewhere in the story.” “And I always listen to music while I write. I like all kinds of music; it just has to match the mood of the scene that I am writing. I also like eating a lot of cream biscuits while I’m writing,” he candidly confessed. Raavan- Enemy of Aryavarta is the third book in the Ram Chandra series and it will be published by Westland.

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http://www.authoramish.com/Raavan-Enemy-of-Aryavarta/