Parva by S.L. Bhyrappa
A sweeping, humanistic reimagining of the Mahabharata that strips mythic grandeur to examine its characters and events through a realistic, psychological, and socio-historical lens, reconstructing the causes and consequences of the Kurukshetra war and portraying kings, warriors, and women as complex, fallible people whose choices, duties, and social structures—caste, honor, ritual, and politics—produce tragedy and moral ambiguity; the narrative interrogates fate versus free will, the burden of dharma, and the human cost of conflict, offering sustained philosophical reflections on guilt, memory, and reconciliation while giving voice to perspectives often sidelined in traditional tellings.
- Published
- 1979
- Nationality
- Indian
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- Original Language
- Kannada
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