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Yuganta (end of an era): Irawati Karve, Book Review

23 Wednesday Apr 2014

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Arjun Related posts, Constructive Criticism: Book reviews, Mahabharata, Mythology

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arjun, arjuna, bhishma, book review, draupadi, irawati karve, karn, karna, Krishn, Krishna, Kunti, Mahabharata

She wields the pen like a scimitar and her mind like a microscope.
As she dissects various personas of Mahabharata, she is brutal, incisive and decisive. Passionate (in her arguments) yet dispassionate (towards individuals).

Yuganta_The-end-of-an-epoch1 Her take on Mahabharata is not linear narrative; but deals with individual personas, as she scoffs at the halo around them and simultaneously humanizes and demystifies them.
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Pregnant Nun and ‘Parth’enogenesis in Mahabharata

05 Wednesday Feb 2014

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Arjun Related posts, Mahabharata, Random Musings

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arjun, arjuna, atom bomb, Kunti, Mahabharata, mythology, panchkanya, parthenogenesis, pregnant nun, Queen bee, virgin mother, virginity

Parthenos= virginity; Genesis= birth. Parthenogenesis = Asexual reproduction i.e birth occurring solely from mother’s genes with no paternal(sperm) contribution.

Partha= born of Pritha/Kunti (click on the link for my review of Yuganta , Mahabharata by Irawati Karve) of Mahabharata. Parth is also another name for Arjun.(click for my fascination with Arjun)

‘Parth’-enogenesis in Mahabharata ? Is our epic the origin of the Greek word?

Kunti had five men in her life. Kunti is (still) counted amongst Panch-Kanya (eternal virgins) in Indian Continue reading →

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