Saral
asked
Shinde Sweety:
Draupadi's presence at Kurukshetra - I really enjoyed reading her dialogues & emotions. But are those scenes imaginary? vyas does not describe her role in details. please clear my doubt.
Shinde Sweety
Draupadi was a motivating factor (for her admirers) and a destructive factor (for her detractors) wrt Kurukshetra. Given her emotional drive, her quest for justice and her involvement in form of sons, husbands, best friend, father and brothers ... I find it unusual that Vyas does not shift focus onto her feelings in those 18 days.
Hence I brought in her narration as witness, as participant, as motivator across 18 days.
This also permitted me to explore the stark contrasts in Arjun-Draupadi's response , especially as regards deaths of Bhishm and Drona. Both responses are poles apart, yet both are completely justified in feeling what they feel.
Also Draupadi's presence gave me an outlet to discuss astras, ideas, motives and bust many anti-Pandava myths.
So, in this triple way, Draupadi at Kurukshetra was a vital and essential element in my novel.
Hence I brought in her narration as witness, as participant, as motivator across 18 days.
This also permitted me to explore the stark contrasts in Arjun-Draupadi's response , especially as regards deaths of Bhishm and Drona. Both responses are poles apart, yet both are completely justified in feeling what they feel.
Also Draupadi's presence gave me an outlet to discuss astras, ideas, motives and bust many anti-Pandava myths.
So, in this triple way, Draupadi at Kurukshetra was a vital and essential element in my novel.
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Jyoti Arora
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Shinde Sweety:
In your book Arjun- Without a Doubt, you did not have to imagine a new story or plot twist. Yet, Arjun couldn't have been an easy book to write. Trying to give new shades to an epic whose colors are already well-embedded in our hearts is not an easy thing. What was the hardest part of developing the story of Arjun? What gave you the courage and inspiration to try such a thing?
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