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Now Let Me Sleep is an awesome book and the only way I could digest the KaLi angle.

Originally posted by: AnuMP

Now Let Me Sleep is an awesome book and the only way I could digest the KaLi angle.

.Sabhayata, you said you hadn't read any good Karna books. Read this one. But read it on a bright sunny day, sitting outside. It's a very dark and depressing POV.

Anu, I have been searching for this book since the past one year. its out of publication. The English translation is not available. Couldn't find a copy of the original malayalam one either.

Originally posted by: AnuMP

I think that angle exists only in modern day authors' minds. In the accepted versions of the epic, Karna and Panchali had nothing to do with each other except 2 very negative interactions, only one of which was included in the CE.

I think the trouble is that in our society we generally want the hero opposite the heroine. So whoever is writing Karna drags poor Panchali into the picture. Which would have been fine, if they had ever shown the slightest positive inclination towards each other or even ANY inclination.

In the epic, the object of Karna's obsession was not Panchali😆 and Panchali wasn't bothered enough about him to love or hate

It's the soap mentality.

well I think its upto author's own view to write, they felt this angle can be explored so they did. we cant say its full modern day mentality when we can see even kashiram das mahabharat of 16th century contains jambul tree story.

Yes, you are right Jhum, it is for the authors to explore whichever angle they think will work. I missed the first episode since i was travelling but from what I've heard, it doesn't seem as if they are following any of the known books on Karna, but a version of their own. 😕.

It is the author's right to explore any angle. But then, it is my right as a reader to critique. 😊

Vani...I think, the truth is, whoever writes on either Karna and Draupadi likes to drag the other into it... 😆
Whoever writes on Draupadi makes Karna a bigger hero that Arjun n whoever writes on Karna wants the heroine to have atleast some feelings for their hero...

So, I guess this is very much mutual.

As for Kashiram Dashi version having the Jambu fruit angle...well I once read an article by Pradip Bhattacharya where he said that Kashiram had himself admitted that while writing his version of Mahabharat, he had travelled in many parts of the country n heard various folktales...He had included all those in his version.
Jambu fruit is not the only folktale in his writing...
There's a lovestory between Lord Shiva n Mohini, a long elaborate marriage of Arjun n Subhadra where Subhadra is more desperate than Arjun, and when Draupadi falls down, the Pandavas actually stop and mourn her death.
Why are all these folktales never given importance n only the Jambu fruit highlighted?

The reason is simple...It is a very juicy topic that could gain attention...And the combination of the tragic heroine n tragic heroine is one that many want to see...

As for authors expressing their views...ofcourse they have the right to do it.
But the problem is, it's bcoz of their rights to write watever they want, people are fed with wrong ideas n they start debating with half-knowledge without trying to listen to wat others have to say...That's y some people like us get irritated with these portrayals...

Imagine a novel, where an author invents an angle between Subhadra n Duryodhan, n that novel becomes a bestseller...I wonder how people who like Subhadra(which includes me as well) would take that...

Amrita

Is this show about Drupadakanya Draupadi? or Suryaputra Karna?