• ISBN13: 9780199480166
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Writing/Research Methods
• Publisher: Oxford UP
• Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP
• Publication Date: September 16, 2017
• Pages: 216
• Original Price: INR 625.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 230 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Modern / 21st Century

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 Pandava 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, Yudhishthira 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.

P.K. Balakrishnan, Jayalekshmy P.K.

P.K. Balakrishnan was a journalist by profession. He took to writing only when a subject completely seized his interest. Each of the books he wrote is a class of its own. He has eleven books to his credit. His book 'Caste System and History of Kerala' on Kerala's social history was a path breaking work that completely changed the face of historical studies on Kerala. He had forayed into Kerala history long before for his books on Narayana Guru and Tippu Sultan. Most of his works are literary criticisms, each striking with its originality. This novel titled in Malayalam 'Ini Njan Uragnatte' was the second of his two novels and it turned out to be the most popular of his works. One of the best known works in the language; it won him accolades and most importantly, a place in the hearts of the people of Kerala.

Jayalekshmy P.K. holds degrees in English, Management and qualifications in her career field of insurance. This book first transltion. Arts, traveling, wildlife and photography interests her. She has two elder brothers and is married to Prabhakaran, a banker and they have a son Avinash.