Nomadology of the Nagas: Deterritorializing the Somras-Industrial Complex in Amish Tripathi’s The Shiva Trilogy

Abstract

Amish Tripathi’s The Shiva Trilogy reimagines Hindu mythology through a socio-political lens, presenting the Nagas not as mythological monsters but as deterritorialized agents challenging the hegemonic Somras-Industrial Complex. This paper employs Deleuze and Guattari’s concept of nomadology to analyze how the Nagas—ostracized, mobile, and resistant—disrupt the centralized systems of power that control the Somras (the elixir of immortality). By examining their role in exposing exploitation, redistributing knowledge, and ultimately dismantling institutionalized oppression, this study argues that the Nagas embody a postcolonial critique of empire, industrialization, and bio-political control. Through close textual analysis, mythological parallels, and theoretical frameworks, this paper positions the Nagas as revolutionary figures who redefine sovereignty, belonging, and resistance in Tripathi’s narrative universe.