tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post529674353384348995..comments2024-03-27T13:12:43.355+05:30Comments on The Little Princess: I for Immarcesciblethe little princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04712703931411283046noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-54772700462781377732015-04-17T19:59:04.699+05:302015-04-17T19:59:04.699+05:30Fabolous first time i'm getting to see a posit...Fabolous first time i'm getting to see a positive side of duryodhana..People only know him as a villain..good to see his positive side being highlighting.I don't defend him or his acts just that all people have positive and negative sides..Very nicely written and i would really love to read Bhanumati's thoughts on Kauravas and PandavasKavita Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01078637259596693273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-43641190398021318592015-04-17T19:52:01.043+05:302015-04-17T19:52:01.043+05:30Reas Sitas sister and The outcaste wife by kavita ...Reas Sitas sister and The outcaste wife by kavita kane too good...have reviewed Sitas sister you can check the link:<br /><br />http://kavisthoughts.blogspot.in/2015/03/sitas-sister-by-kavita-kanemy-take.htmlKavita Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01078637259596693273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-47525034367807314512015-04-12T23:24:26.200+05:302015-04-12T23:24:26.200+05:30It really fells good to know and read the person w...It really fells good to know and read the person who are not judgmental instead keeps everything in mind and then decide :)Ankur Anandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668259849571072046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-51805146642359110852015-04-12T12:16:03.781+05:302015-04-12T12:16:03.781+05:30that's why we cannot/should not judge people a...that's why we cannot/should not judge people at all...<br /><br />Thank you so much! you are too kind.the little princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712703931411283046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-27068973128226962002015-04-12T12:14:20.768+05:302015-04-12T12:14:20.768+05:30Oh..that I did not know! So the vastraharan story ...Oh..that I did not know! So the vastraharan story is not depicted in that version at all? You mean, the original, as in that written by Vyasa..? where can I read that?would love to read the original version. <br />different versions do retell the story differently, I am drawn to feelings and emotions of people in any story....for instance, here, How did Bhanumathi feel about the behavoir of her husband...?<br /><br />Thank you Beloo..you always have something extra to add to what is written and that makes reading your view so much valuable. <br />the little princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712703931411283046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-11423521795616389692015-04-12T12:06:05.698+05:302015-04-12T12:06:05.698+05:30Yeah..we all have our good and bad sides, it depen...Yeah..we all have our good and bad sides, it depends on which quality of ours we choose to dominate..thanks!the little princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712703931411283046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-90931345300725834902015-04-12T12:05:04.906+05:302015-04-12T12:05:04.906+05:30Right, if this story is read in isolation, someone...Right, if this story is read in isolation, someone would indeed think he was a wonderful guy! beats me, why a man who had so much respect for his wife and mother couldn't have the same for other women...but again, some men are like that even today.. the little princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712703931411283046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-53774580547919443992015-04-12T12:02:45.500+05:302015-04-12T12:02:45.500+05:30Nicely put Janaki...He did realise that anger made...Nicely put Janaki...He did realise that anger made him a beast...but its a pity that such an intelligent person did nothing to change that! and I guess, like you said, that gene of his somehow has got carried forward in so many men..the little princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712703931411283046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-10732914244325910742015-04-12T11:52:41.299+05:302015-04-12T11:52:41.299+05:30Yea...we hear of so many men disrespecting their o...Yea...we hear of so many men disrespecting their own wife....that was my aim in writing this story!the little princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712703931411283046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-53207192872228014112015-04-12T11:51:14.122+05:302015-04-12T11:51:14.122+05:30True Vinay, Multiple shades of the guy! that's...True Vinay, Multiple shades of the guy! that's what fascinated me about this tale!the little princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712703931411283046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-39089734000865528762015-04-11T23:05:05.289+05:302015-04-11T23:05:05.289+05:30You know what? I just started liking Duryodhan, be...You know what? I just started liking Duryodhan, because of your narrative. Lucky he, that you have taken off the stigma away from him at least for few minutes. <br /><br />Should I say specifically that I had goosebumps reading this story and seeing the softer, romantic side of Duryodhan!Ajay Paihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16070805851976588274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-65909162174775551632015-04-11T17:33:11.532+05:302015-04-11T17:33:11.532+05:30never painted him white :) but it was different th...never painted him white :) but it was different than the color I'm usually accustomed to seeing his character painted with. waiting for more from the Titli mythology series.Vinay Leo R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13132856855570330824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-38590521707170960752015-04-11T13:33:59.426+05:302015-04-11T13:33:59.426+05:30In the original rendition of Mahabharata, Draupadi...In the original rendition of Mahabharata, Draupadi doesn't insult Duryodhana, she was in fact not even present at the time when Duryodhana slips in that Mayavi palace in Indraprastha. Only in later renditions, this little story was added, perhaps to somehow justify the Kaurava's behaviour, especially Duryodhana's anger. Also, in the original version there is no disrobing as such, only serious insult. Even the very act of bringing Draupadi to the royal assembly was insult enough to her dignity as a woman and as a queen. It is interesting how different versions spread giving us different understandings of the story. As much as I enjoy the different retellings of this epic, there is something to be said about the original that is unmatched in all the modern retellings which seem to look at the story from their modern sensibilities. They miss out on something very pristine, very noble that the ancient epic had. Just my thought. <br />And of course, even the original doesn't paint a black and white picture of any character, including Duryodhana or Dhritrashtra. The interpretation is always done by the reader/later commentators, not the sage-poet who composed this beautiful epic. Beloo Mehrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10514874213623046284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-51158157507369548502015-04-11T13:13:45.036+05:302015-04-11T13:13:45.036+05:30I guess we all have both good and evil inside us. ...I guess we all have both good and evil inside us. To some, we choose to show our good side, to others we choose to reveal our evil side. I didn't know of this side of Duryodhana. Chicky Kadambarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-5609992070212693392015-04-11T09:56:17.638+05:302015-04-11T09:56:17.638+05:30Interesting side to Duryodhan. I've never hear...Interesting side to Duryodhan. I've never heard of this side to him. But unfortunately he was a mean and cruel man and being kind and loving to his wife doesn't negate that. But you've written this so beautifully, if someone didn't know the story would think he was an awesome man. Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337531041006701719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-38746888540320542522015-04-11T07:38:35.239+05:302015-04-11T07:38:35.239+05:30I guess the mythological characters have been pres...I guess the mythological characters have been presented to us in a certain fashion that we immediately loathe them. Am glad Duryodhana had the realization that he was a beast incarnate when challenged...which still reflects in the Indian men today, with or without provocation. Nice story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795001466009913035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-26324632237578089202015-04-11T04:10:28.493+05:302015-04-11T04:10:28.493+05:30That's another facet of Duryodhana persona tha...That's another facet of Duryodhana persona that I didn't know about. Never knew he was loyal and showed his wife with respect when we see what happens around us.Vishal Bheeroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085897828634157572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-22967157549563429012015-04-11T00:33:14.766+05:302015-04-11T00:33:14.766+05:30I wouldn't paint him white just because he lov...I wouldn't paint him white just because he loved his wife, or because he stuck to his friend, I also see a very manipulative side of his, which I would like to write about sometime later!the little princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712703931411283046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-89858839612503459712015-04-11T00:31:23.802+05:302015-04-11T00:31:23.802+05:30looks like it!looks like it!the little princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712703931411283046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-15973047868345747202015-04-11T00:30:43.149+05:302015-04-11T00:30:43.149+05:30:) :) the little princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712703931411283046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-40183840837465677982015-04-11T00:28:41.203+05:302015-04-11T00:28:41.203+05:30I think a lot of people are like that...two faced,...I think a lot of people are like that...two faced, having twin qualities...maybe like dr.jekyll and mr. hyde!the little princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712703931411283046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-47234683173869545882015-04-11T00:27:19.969+05:302015-04-11T00:27:19.969+05:30I remember! Glad you are part of this challenge to...I remember! Glad you are part of this challenge too...will hop over to read ur posts!the little princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712703931411283046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-11894961101534157562015-04-11T00:26:27.048+05:302015-04-11T00:26:27.048+05:30Though we have all read amply about other characte...Though we have all read amply about other characters, not much is known about Bhanumathi and hence I decided to include this snippet here. the little princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712703931411283046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-86409201988629941762015-04-11T00:25:12.309+05:302015-04-11T00:25:12.309+05:30Thank you so much! Thank you so much! the little princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712703931411283046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439344714201574981.post-38011764320491155112015-04-10T22:50:18.929+05:302015-04-10T22:50:18.929+05:30Hadn't known the story and hadn't known th...Hadn't known the story and hadn't known the I word also, Titli :) An interesting side to Duryodhan for sure. I am about to read a book that may have this side. Will have to see :) Vinay Leo R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13132856855570330824noreply@blogger.com