'Mahabharat- Different Versions -Perspectives' - Page 36

I liked poi as a book!its captivating and few things abt draupadi and pandavas are so well written! only one bone I have to pick is that sometimes drau in that book sound like a stereotype cheergirls!

I did not like POI at all! It is one thing to alter events but for characters and overall movement of the story to be the same. Here Panchali is in love with Karna! In that case why not create a book where Sita is actually in love with Bharat and may be accompanied Ram out of guilt or something?!

😕 I haven't read the book POI..even though I love Karna more than any other characters in MB,I dont like the concept of linking Droupathy with him.Everyone is intersted in awoman's feeling to someone other than her husbands..all these assumptions and fictional stories are arising from,that interest.

Originally posted by: thearcher

I did not like POI at all! It is one thing to alter events but for characters and overall movement of the story to be the same. Here Panchali is in love with Karna! In that case why not create a book where Sita is actually in love with Bharat and may be accompanied Ram out of guilt or something?!

Originally posted by: Archanapajit

😕 I haven't read the book POI..even though I love Karna more than any other characters in MB,I dont like the concept of linking Droupathy with him.Everyone is intersted in awoman's feeling to someone other than her husbands..all these assumptions and fictional stories are arising from,that interest.

SPOILERS in case some one is planning to read POI

Originally posted by: thearcher

SPOILERS in case some one is planning to read POI

I did read POI. And Karna is a character I really feel angsty for.

In POI, Panchali initially is attracted to Karna's intense eyes (whatever that means, some kind of Bollywood romantic nonsense), then marries Arjun/Pandavs on Krishna's instigation. The rest of the book she spends either pining for Karna or nearly constantly flirting with Krishna. Unless I am mixing up books here, there is even a point at which she wonders if she is waiting for Arjun or Krishna! Then Karna dies and his soul apparently envelops her or something. Finally she falls off the mountain, realizes that Yudhshtir did love her, and in 5 minutes realizes it was Krishna who really loved her. Then she floats into heaven and the story ends on her thought of being able to hug Karna (read: PDA)

I have watched day time soaps here with plots a lot simpler than that!

Originally posted by: thearcher

SPOILERS in case some one is planning to read POI

I did read POI. And epic Karna is a character I really feel angsty for.

In POI, Panchali initially is attracted to Karna's intense eyes (whatever that means, some kind of Bollywood romantic nonsense), then marries Arjun/Pandavs on Krishna's instigation. The rest of the book she spends either pining for Karna or nearly constantly flirting with Krishna. Unless I am mixing up books here, there is even a point at which she wonders if she is waiting for Arjun or Krishna! Then Karna dies and his soul apparently envelops her or something. Finally she falls off the mountain, realizes that Yudhshtir did love her, and in 5 minutes realizes it was Krishna who really loved her. Then she floats into heaven and the story ends on her thought of being able to hug Karna (read: PDA)

I have watched day time soaps here with plots a lot simpler than that!

I am not against changing incidents, allegiances or even relationships in fan fiction. We know that is what POI is, anyway. But Draupadi's entire personality is changed. She is not shown as overtly religious even in the original Epic but she is intelligent, sharp and has a spine of steel. But here she is a nincompoop who cant make up her own mind on who she wants let alone be a part of beginning the great Indian civilization.

If you look at MB as a purely literary piece, it is an amazing work. How the pieces and people are moved into place and incentives provided to make a just war so society can be re-created. From that great work of art, the author took Draupadi who is as much a Mahanayak as Arjun and Krishna and turned her into Scarlett OHara. I almost expected Krishna to do a "My Dear, I dont give a damn" when she finally realized who truly loved her!. Then she was happy she could hug Karna. God, cant this woman make up her mind even after death or what? And I actually like GWTW. I just dont like it mixed up with MB

I have read half of it and believe me I read it with an open mind. I went in there expecting some epic love story between two angsty people. What do I get? A whiny, woe-is-me Heroine who just cant stop complaining. She has problems with everyone. And excuse me, where is the love story? She sees his painting and then he is her true wuv!!What kind of non-sense. I have read better Fanfiction. Dude, I even accepted Arjuna's heartless character. Because the author created her epic wuv story by trampling his character. He was like the thorn in her story which had to be done away with!! Because Draupadi constantly hopes Arjuna loves her back, then may be she would have forgotten Karna. Those Ancient, Sad Eyes belong to both Arjuna and Karna. Heck,who knows, may be Kunti was POI's Drau's true wuv, she gave those two Ancient, Sad Eyes!!

OHK this is my take on POI's DRaupadi

@thearcher a similar situation is there in Pratibha ray's yajnjaseni also..[/Quote]