Research Paper
An Approach to Equanimity through Good and Evil in Amish Tripathi’s Shiva Trilogy
Author: Dr. Milan Swaroop Sharma, ,
*(Associate Professor, English) Department of Applied Science & Humanities, IIMT College of Engineering {Plot No. A-20, K P III} Greater Noida
(U.P.) India. e-Mail : drmilanswaroopsharma@gmail.com
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Abstract
The present paper entitled: An Approach to Equanimity through Good and Evil in Amish Tripathi’s Shiva Trilogy, focuses on the understanding of the balanced state of mind for performing duties with non-attachment. Discussions on Good and Evil forces with their activities serve as tool to understand the concept of Equanimity. The novelist suggests that one should always favor good people, habits, behavior and attitude for the ultimate good of society and try to curve evil, which is negative and destructive in nature. Shiva the chief protagonist in Shiva Trilogy keeps on fighting the Evil throughout his life as well as grows up philosophically and gets the understanding of Equanimity in principal and practice. Through his selfless actions Shiva rises from the state of a normal human being to a Mahadev.
