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Bhima, Lone Warrior

by M. T. Vasudevan Nair

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Available in English translation, this book is one of a collection of leading Indian post-independence novels. Each text is supported with an introduction and either detailed footnotes or a glossary as appropriate. Publication coincides with the 50th anniversary of Indian independence.
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ആദ്യമായി ഞാന്‍ വായിച്ചു തീര്‍ത്ത ആദ്യത്തെ 300 താളുകള്‍ ഉള്ള ആദ്യത്തെ നോവെല്‍ രണ്ടാമൂഴം. ഇതിനും മനോഹരമായി ഇനി മറ്റൊരു മഹാഭാരത വ്യാഖ്യാനം ഇനി ഉണ്ടാകില്ല. ഭീമന്‍ എന്ന വീരനെ ഞാന്‍ തിരിച്ചറിഞ്ഞത്‌ ഇതിലൂടെ. സാധാരണ മഹാഭാരത കഥകള്‍ എല്ലാം വായികുമ്പോള്‍ ഇത്രയും വീരന്‍ ആയിരിന്നോ എന്നു എനിക്ക്‌ സംശയം ഉണ്ടായി. ഈ മാജിക്‌ തന്നെ ആണ് വടക്കന്‍ വീരഗഥയിലെ ചന്തുവും, പഴസ്സിരാജായിലെ പൂങ്കാനും. വായിച്ചു കഴിഞ്ഞപ്പോള്‍ മഹാഭാരതം എം.ടി. തന്നെ മുഴുവന്‍ അകിയിരുന്നേല്‍ എന്നു തോന്നി പോയി. മനോഹരം എന്നല്ല്ലതെ വേറെ ഒന്നും പറയാനില്ല ..... വാക്കുകള്‍ കൊണ്ട്‌ തീര്‍ത്ത കുരുക്ഷേത്ര യുദ്ധം ...... ( )
  AkshayJoy | Apr 29, 2014 |
Was interesting. Mahabharata from a different perspective.
Chose three when it came to 3 or 4. ( )
  maheswaranm | Mar 20, 2014 |
M.T.Vasudevan Nair (or M.T. as he is lovingly known to us Malayalees), a doyen in the field of Malayalam literature and a trendsetting scriptwriter for Malayalam movies, has penned this wonderful novel: the Mahabharatha epic seen through the eyes of Bhima, the second of the Pandava brothers. M.T. is known for his portrayal of the unsung hero, both in literature and movies. Most of his protagonists are vehicles for the frustrations he suffered as a young man, and Bhima is no different. Always destined to be second (or take the "Second Turn" - "Randam Oozham" in Malayalam - which incidentally gives the novel its title) to his weak elder brother Yudhishtira in seniority and younger brother Arjuna in fame and popularity, Bhima is not given his due as the main architect of the Pandava victory over their cousins Kauravas in the Kurukshetra war.

Though M.T. twists the story to his own ends in many places (he takes a lot of poetic license with epics and legends), the dreamily poetic language and the heartfelt angst of Bhima makes this an exemplary work of fiction. You can get lost in the beauty of the Malayalam language; but then, that is the characteristic of most of M.T.'s works. ( )
  Nandakishore_Varma | Sep 28, 2013 |
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