In fact, what India is today – the values, the traditions that unite the diverse cultures and ethnicity of our country, is largely inspired from this epic tale of valour.īe it the shenanigans of the Kauravas or the wisdom of the Krishna, this epic talks about it all and more.Ĭhitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s noted novel The Palace of Illusions, which is written from Draupadi’s point of view, asks some very important questions, especially about the patriarchal practices, that in some or the other way, continue to bind us till date. Panchaali is a fiery female redefining for us a world of warriors, gods, and the ever-manipulating hands of fate.The Mahabharata, till this day, remains one of the foremost epic sagas our country has produced. Meanwhile, we never lose sight of her strategic duels with her mother-in-law, her complicated friendship with the enigmatic Krishna, or her secret attraction to the mysterious man who is her husbands' most dangerous enemy.
Panchaali is swept into their quest to reclaim their birthright, remaining at their side through years of exile and a terrible civil war involving all the important kings of India.
The novel traces the princess Panchaali's life, beginning with her birth in fire and following her spirited balancing act as a woman with five husbands who have been cheated out of their father's kingdom. Narrated by Panchaali, the wife of the legendary Pandavas brothers in the Mahabharat, the novel gives us a new interpretation of this ancient tale.
A reimagining of the world-famous Indian epic, the Mahabharat-told from the point of view of the wife of an amazing woman.Relevant to today's war-torn world, The Palace of Illusions takes us back to a time that is half history, half myth, and wholly magical.
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