{"product_id":"krishna-charitra","title":"Krishna Charitra","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee\u003cbr\u003eTranslator(s)\/ Editors(s): Alo Shome\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Pustak Mahal\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2008\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 207\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9788122310351\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKrishna Charitra is a famous Bengali classic where Bankim Chandra endeavors to discover Sri Krishna, the real person, behind centuries of myths and legends. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in 1886, this was the first instance where the character of Krishna is studied from a pragmatic and questioning perspective. Like his novel Ananda Math, Krishna Charitra originates from Bankim Chandra's passionate feeling of patriotism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe wanted to uphold Sri Krishna as not just a mythological figure, but an ideal Indian character, whom other Indians could look up to. Sri Aurobindo says, “Bankim Chandra poured over the Bhagavad Gita and the Vedas striving to catch the deeper and sacred sense of those profound writings. To give that to his countrymen was the strenuous aim of Krishna Charitra.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this translation of Krishna Charitra, several passages of Bankim's academic discussions have been omitted, so as to make it easier for the common reader. Also deleted are the criticisms on the European people that Bankim Chandra includes in his book from time to time. Otherwise, the text strictly follows the structure and the content of the original dissertation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABOUT THE TRANSLATOR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1945, Alo Shome graduated from Gauhati University as a merit scholar. Besides her graduation in English Literature, she has a diploma in journalism from The British Institute and a diploma in creative writing from Indira Gandhi National Open University. Her writings have appeared in various magazines, newspapers and websites including Femina, Eve's Weekly, Indian Express, Amrita Bazar Patrika, Maharashtra Herald and Deccan Herald. Her long work on wildlife conservation was serialised in Sanctuary Cub magazine from January 1992 to March 1993. She has also published two volumes of poems and has won an Editors' Choice Award from The International Library of Poetry. For the past five years, Alo is engaged in the study of Indian mythology, especially focusing on the myths and characters of the Mahabharata. Besides Krishna Charitra, she has translated Bankim Chandra's work on “Vaishnava Symbolism”, Babaji Gaurdasa's Alms Bag and his essay on “Sri Krishna in Literature”. Currently, she is collecting material for her article “Was Kunti really the mother of Karna?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOMMENTS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is no higher religion or nobler way of life than that preached by Krishna; Krishna is holiness himself. He was full of compassion and lived only for the sake of justice. He desired nothing for himself. \u003cbr\u003e--- Bankim Chandra on Lord Krishna \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe establishment of Krishna's divinity is not the aim of this book. It is the discussion of his human nature which is my intention. I myself believe in his divinity; that faith, too, I have not concealed. But I have taken no pains for persuading the reader to subscribe to that belief. \u003cbr\u003e--- Bankim Chandra on Krishna Charitra\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife and Personality of Bankim Chandra \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction to Bankim Chandra’s Krishna Charitra \u003cbr\u003eSection I – The Beginning\u003cbr\u003eThe Purpose of My Work \u003cbr\u003eHow to Find the Real Krishna \u003cbr\u003eThe Mahabharata from Historical Point of View \u003cbr\u003eThe Pandavas \u003cbr\u003eInterpolations and Distortions in the Mahabharata \u003cbr\u003eThe Unnatural and the Supernatural in the Mahabharata \u003cbr\u003eSection II – Vrindavana\u003cbr\u003eYaduvansha (Sri Krishna’s Ancestry) \u003cbr\u003eSri Krishna’s Birth \u003cbr\u003eSri Krishna’s Childhood \u003cbr\u003eSri Krishna’s Adolescence \u003cbr\u003eThe Gopis of Vraja \u003cbr\u003eSri Radha \u003cbr\u003eClosing of Vrindavana Lila \u003cbr\u003eSection III – Mathura to Dwaraka\u003cbr\u003eThe Slaying of Kansa \u003cbr\u003eSri Krishna’s Education \u003cbr\u003eJarasandha \u003cbr\u003eLife in Dwaraka \u003cbr\u003eSri Krishna’s Consorts \u003cbr\u003eSection IV – Indraprastha\u003cbr\u003eDraupadi’s Swayamvara \u003cbr\u003eReport of Krishna’s Meeting with Yudhisthira \u003cbr\u003eThe Harana of Subhadra \u003cbr\u003eFire in the Khandava Forest \u003cbr\u003eKrishna, the Humanitarian \u003cbr\u003eKrishna’s Advice to Kill Jarasandha \u003cbr\u003eAccount of Krishna’s Meeting with Jarasandha \u003cbr\u003eThe Duel of Bhima and Jarasandha \u003cbr\u003eThe Ritual of Honouring the Best Person in the Assembly \u003cbr\u003eThe Slaying of Shishupala \u003cbr\u003eExile of the Pandavas \u003cbr\u003eSection V – Upaplavya\u003cbr\u003eWarriors Choose their Sides \u003cbr\u003eSanjaya’s Mission \u003cbr\u003eProposal of Krishna’s Visit to Hastinapura \u003cbr\u003eThe Journey \u003cbr\u003eDay One in Hastinapura \u003cbr\u003eDay Two in Hastinapura \u003cbr\u003eKrishna’s Meeting with Karna \u003cbr\u003eSection VI – Kurukshetra\u003cbr\u003eBhishma in Battle \u003cbr\u003eJayadratha Killed \u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding the Work of the Later Poets \u003cbr\u003eThe Fall of Ghatotkacha \u003cbr\u003eThe Fall of Drona \u003cbr\u003eThe Religion that Krishna Preached \u003cbr\u003eThe Fall of Karna \u003cbr\u003eThe Fall of Duryodhana \u003cbr\u003eThe Last Days of the War \u003cbr\u003eSetting up a Legislation \u003cbr\u003eSermons on Desire \u003cbr\u003eLast Meeting with the Pandavas \u003cbr\u003eSection VII – The Incidents in Prabhasha\u003cbr\u003eAnnihilation of the Yadus \u003cbr\u003eConclusion \u003cbr\u003eTranslator’s Epilogue \u003cbr\u003eTranslator’s Notes\u003cbr\u003eA. The Mahabharata and its Time \u003cbr\u003eB. The Caste System in India \u003cbr\u003eC. The Status of Women in Sri Krishna’s Time \u003cbr\u003eD. How Bhakti was Perceived in Mahabharata's Time \u003cbr\u003eE. Some Critical Comments on Bankim Chandra’s Krishna Charitra \u003cbr\u003eAppendix\u003cbr\u003eA. Rabindranath Tagore’s Criticism of Bankim Chandra’s Krishna Charitra \u003cbr\u003eB. Bankim Chandra’s Defence against Tagore’s Criticism \u003cbr\u003eC. Bankim Chandra’s Study of Sri Krishna in Literature\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Bankim Chandra Chatterjee \/ Pustak Mahal \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153777914224,"sku":"28410","price":26.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/28410.jpg?v=1793914023","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/krishna-charitra","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}