In one of his poems entitled, ‘Kaun Kaurava, Kaun Pandava?’ Atal asks how to distinguish between the armies of the ethical and those of the unscrupulous? The corrupt genius of Shakuni is being used by both sides equally. Dharmaraj Yudhishtira, the righteous one, is still a slave to the dice and Draupadi is still being shamelessly violated in every assembly. The Mahabharata is imminent. This time the great war will be fought godless, without Krishna the saviour. Victory might belong to either side, but the only loser will be the man on the street, the poem asserts.
Kaun Kaurava, Kaun Pandava
