![]() Banerjee’s attempts to tell us hidden stories of behind these events and give voices to the women of Mahabharata. Marrying into a royal family already in exile, and then being asked to bed Arjun’s four brothers is not exactly the marriages most princess dream of. Arjuna winning the princess hand by displaying his skill in Archery (Image Credit: Wikimedia) She joins the central cast of characters in Mahabharata, when Arjun, the dashing Pandava prince, wins her as his bride in a Swayamvara, a modern-day The Bachelorette if you will. Imagine seeing it through Draupadi’s eyes – the woman who started it all.įor those unfamiliar with the epic, Draupadi was the wife of the five Pandava brothers, the rulers of Hastinapur (believed to be erstwhile Delhi). She doesn’t change the story nor provides an alternative ending, but instead offers a fresh new perspective. It takes courage to mess around with something this sacred and Chitra Banerjee has done a pretty good job. ![]() Relevant and revered, every Indian is as familiar with its broad construct as the western world is with the Bible. ![]() In the Palace of Illusions, Banerjee takes on Indian epic Mahabharata, and weaves an imaginative novel around it’s most maligned & suffering female character, Draupadi.Ī story so powerful that it has transcended thousands of years, the Mahabharata is a timeless epic. ![]()
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