Battle Beyond Kurukshetra

A Mahabharata Novel

Fiction & Literature, Anthologies
Cover of the book Battle Beyond Kurukshetra by P.K. Balakrishnan, OUP India
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: P.K. Balakrishnan ISBN: 9780199093229
Publisher: OUP India Publication: January 25, 2018
Imprint: OUP India Language: English
Author: P.K. Balakrishnan
ISBN: 9780199093229
Publisher: OUP India
Publication: January 25, 2018
Imprint: OUP India
Language: English

Light from the fire burning afar mingled with the moonlight in Kurukshetra to create a terrible twilight. Scattered corpses … broken chariots … sporadic death cries … prowling scavengers … the battlefield stretched endlessly.The victorious Pāndava camps burst into deafening cheers amidst burning funeral pyres. The Great War was finally over. But soon enough, when everyone learns the truth about the hated enemy, Karna, that towering figure with the golden glow, another battle starts. Everyone stands stunned, forgetting to even cry. Torn by the guilt of fratricide, Yudhishtira becomes a recluse. Draupadi becomes restless: her tryst with reality begins. What seemed a justifiable end to an ignominious character completely overturns. Her pride for her husbands’ valour erodes. Life as she had understood slowly begins to lose meaning. This Malayalam classic centres on Karna, the most criticized yet admired character of the Mahabharata, treacherously killed by his half-brother Arjuna. His life story unfolds through the eyes of Draupadi, in flashbacks and tales she hears from those around her in the aftermath of the battle of Kurukshetra.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Light from the fire burning afar mingled with the moonlight in Kurukshetra to create a terrible twilight. Scattered corpses … broken chariots … sporadic death cries … prowling scavengers … the battlefield stretched endlessly.The victorious Pāndava camps burst into deafening cheers amidst burning funeral pyres. The Great War was finally over. But soon enough, when everyone learns the truth about the hated enemy, Karna, that towering figure with the golden glow, another battle starts. Everyone stands stunned, forgetting to even cry. Torn by the guilt of fratricide, Yudhishtira becomes a recluse. Draupadi becomes restless: her tryst with reality begins. What seemed a justifiable end to an ignominious character completely overturns. Her pride for her husbands’ valour erodes. Life as she had understood slowly begins to lose meaning. This Malayalam classic centres on Karna, the most criticized yet admired character of the Mahabharata, treacherously killed by his half-brother Arjuna. His life story unfolds through the eyes of Draupadi, in flashbacks and tales she hears from those around her in the aftermath of the battle of Kurukshetra.

More books from OUP India

Cover of the book Mapping Citizenship in India by P.K. Balakrishnan
Cover of the book Kashmir’s Contested Pasts by P.K. Balakrishnan
Cover of the book History and Politics In Post-Colonial India by P.K. Balakrishnan
Cover of the book Darjeeling Reconsidered by P.K. Balakrishnan
Cover of the book Shaping Policy in India by P.K. Balakrishnan
Cover of the book Banking Strategy, Credit Appraisal, and Lending Decisions by P.K. Balakrishnan
Cover of the book Language Politics and Public Sphere in North India by P.K. Balakrishnan
Cover of the book The India–US Partnership by P.K. Balakrishnan
Cover of the book The Future of Disability Law in India by P.K. Balakrishnan
Cover of the book Indian Fiscal Federalism by P.K. Balakrishnan
Cover of the book Literary Activism by P.K. Balakrishnan
Cover of the book India Analysed by P.K. Balakrishnan
Cover of the book The Feringhees by P.K. Balakrishnan
Cover of the book Ashis Nandy by P.K. Balakrishnan
Cover of the book India in the Shadows of Empire by P.K. Balakrishnan
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy