Shyam watched the Pandavas celebrate the death of Karna, whom they kept insulting as ‘charioteer’s son’. Little did they know that he was their elder brother, elder than all the Kauravas and Pandavas, elder than Balarama even. He observed how human beings functioned with limited knowledge. If they knew more about Karna’s life this celebration would turn into tragedy. The truth would be revealed, but only after the war.
