The thesis of Amish Tripathi was soon adopted as an interesting story of Lord Shiva, and it took Tripathi 5 years to complete the novel. The dispute was about how Indian and Persian mythology was incompatible, and he was driven to figure out what was wicked. According to the author, his inspiration behind writing this book was a debate that he and his family happened to come across on television. This novel is the first part of the Shiva Trilogy.