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Reading about mythology in
not-so-literary and serious manner has become a new cool for me. I remember my
father gifting me a book on Mahabharata when I was child and I didn’t pick it
up till date just because of its difficult vocabulary. But, since Amish
Tripathi has come up with his Shiva trilogy, I have gone crazy about such books
on mythology which are written in an easy to go language which believes in
sharing the story and tale rather than improving our language. One such
powerful book I read on the life of Lord Krishna is “Yug Purush” written by
Savita Singh and published by Rupa publications.
To begin with, the cover page and
overall aesthetic of the book is very beautiful and serene which compels you to
pick it up above any other book. Yug Purush is the complete life story of Lord
Krishna who is depicted as a simple human being with extra ordinary powers
which made him special. Initially, the book seems to be boring as authoress
take some time in building up the story and describing Krishna as we know him.
As soon as those incidents begin with which we start feeling the connection
with the character of the protagonist, the book becomes interesting. The book
gives perspective of Krishna as a King and I had never read the tales which are
mentioned about him of those times. It is interesting to read the many kind of
decisions that Krishna took as a king for his people and kingdom.
The relationship of Krishna with
Pandavas and Kauravas is very nicely portrayed which helps us to understand how
he was connected with them and why he was involved throughout the proceedings
that took place between the cousins. The way Krishna helped Pandavas before war
with the Swayamwars, decision-making incidents, marriage etc. makes the read
interesting as I have generally read only about the Bhagavad Geeta part mainly.
Later on, the role of Krishna in the war and its arrangement is what makes the
experience of reading the 2nd half of the book very thrilling and
exciting. There is an adrenaline rush regularly while reading those parts where
Krishna is regularly on toes and keeps on changing plans every now and then by
right and wrong means to ensure that the righteous party wins the war.
The way even the wrong means of
Krishna are discussed makes the book interesting as there is reason given for
the same regularly without making you disbelieve in the character of Krishna
ever. Even the anger of Krishna on certain incidents is nicely narrated as the
way character of Krishna is developed, it becomes difficult to imagine him
getting angry, frustrated or irritated but the authoress has played her part
well. The ending of the book is also closed with such powerful tone that you
just keep on thinking about it even after turning the last page. You just can’t
believe this can happen with Krishna. Another thing that I would like to
appreciate about authoress is wonderful editing of the book and ensuring it
ends in one book itself rather than stretching it for trilogy or 5-book series.
Talking about the drawbacks of
the book now: - As the focus of the author is on Krishna, all the other
characters are not developed the way he is done hence you can’t connect with
anyone else. Sadly, not even with Arjun. Krishna’s multiple marriages are
discussed too much in the 1st half. The part when Krishna conversed
with Arjun in the middle of the war ground is ended without even giving it a
proper chapter hence excluding the Bhagavad Gita section completely. This
disappointed me a lot. Also, the spiritual part of Krishna isn’t much explored
in the book. Because Krishna is in focus, many important events of Mahabharata
is also out of the scope of this book.
Overall, this book is a beautiful
read and gives you peaceful feeling post completing the same. I give this book
4 stars out of 5.
Thanks.
ABHILASH RUHELA
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