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THE EMPRESS OF INDRAPRASTHA - Entering Kuruvansh
by Sonali Raje, Sonali Raje
I have a soft spot for mythological fiction and this book is exactly what I think a good mythological fiction should be.
The first part of " The Empress Of Indraprastha" - Entering Kuruvansh starts with preparations of Swayamvar of the princess of Panchala, Draupadi. There are few women in Hindu mythology who were aggressive and who spoke their mind in a patriarchal society and Draupadi was one of them. This book follows her journey as she married Arjuna, the third Pandava, and became a part of the intricately complicated Pandava clan.
I really loved how the author has introduced characters and how minutely she had described each one of them. The author has described each and every event with such care and precision that it felt a movie was unfurling infront of my eyes. I got to learn so many new details that were unknown to me. The narrative is easy flowing yet very powerful just like Panchali.
Not only the author mentioned the beautiful and kind side of Kalyani, but also she how intelligent and virtuous woman she was. This book showed how the society was at that time with complicated relationships, sibling bonds, how revenges were plotted highlighting the point that being a royal at that point was the toughest job of all.
The best part of this book was how the character of Shikandi was crafted and given importance to because there are some books were transgender characters are shoved in the backstage but in this book, the author did Shikandi justice. Also, the Glossary at the end will be really helpful to anyone who is not accustomed to Hindi terms or words.
While I wait for the next part eagerly, you better hurry up and pick this up! Believe me you won't be disappointed!
The first part of " The Empress Of Indraprastha" - Entering Kuruvansh starts with preparations of Swayamvar of the princess of Panchala, Draupadi. There are few women in Hindu mythology who were aggressive and who spoke their mind in a patriarchal society and Draupadi was one of them. This book follows her journey as she married Arjuna, the third Pandava, and became a part of the intricately complicated Pandava clan.
I really loved how the author has introduced characters and how minutely she had described each one of them. The author has described each and every event with such care and precision that it felt a movie was unfurling infront of my eyes. I got to learn so many new details that were unknown to me. The narrative is easy flowing yet very powerful just like Panchali.
Not only the author mentioned the beautiful and kind side of Kalyani, but also she how intelligent and virtuous woman she was. This book showed how the society was at that time with complicated relationships, sibling bonds, how revenges were plotted highlighting the point that being a royal at that point was the toughest job of all.
The best part of this book was how the character of Shikandi was crafted and given importance to because there are some books were transgender characters are shoved in the backstage but in this book, the author did Shikandi justice. Also, the Glossary at the end will be really helpful to anyone who is not accustomed to Hindi terms or words.
While I wait for the next part eagerly, you better hurry up and pick this up! Believe me you won't be disappointed!