 After its publication , The Immortals of Meluha received mostly positive response from critics for its concept but the prose received mixed reviews . Pradip Bhattacharya from The Statesman felt that the " plot skips along at a brisk pace , the characters are well etched and the reader ’ s attention is not allowed to flag . It will be interesting to see how the trilogy progresses . One cannot but admire the creative drive that impels a finance professional to embark on such an ambitious odyssey on uncharted seas . " Another review by Gaurav Vasudev from the same newspaper wrote that " the book is a gripping mythological story written in modern style . " 
