MOTW #8 [Spandan24] - Page 11

Phase 4:

Okk since you answered my previous MB questions in a very fascinating manner, so continuing that

1: Who according to you is the most underrated character in Mahabharat? As in deserved much more limelight than he/she got in modern era!!

2: What is your one question would be to following characters if you could meet them

Kunti:

Pitamah Bhism:

Dronacharya:.

Aswathama:

Karna:

Dhritarastra:

Gandhari:

Sahadev:

Sakuni:

3: Do you think Draupadi's insult is the root cause of Mahabharat war? & Why?

4: Who according to you is the weakest character of Mahabharat?Why?

5: What is your opinion about the way Bhishma & Karn died?

6: One epic flaw of Arjun

Bheema

Draupadi

7: Your opinion regarding Draupadi's rejection of Karna in her swayambar?

8: One thing we can learn from following people's fatal flaws:

Yudhisthir

Draupadi

Arjun

Vikarna

Bhishma

Bhima

Dronacharya

9: Now taking ques from your answer to Preet Dii, about Ramayan

What is the one thing that Ram did that you don't agree with?

If you were to act as defence lawyer of following people how would you defend them

Ravana:

Meghanada :

Kaikeyi:

Manthara:

10: Who according to you made the biggest sacrifice in Ramayan Vanbas?

Chalo Abhi itna answer karo....main aungi...fir..

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

Ajaya is a fictional book with many useless items added into it most of which has nothing to do with Mahabharata at all.

It has Duryodhan denying to shoot the bird during a competition so that it is not hurt, nothing in Mahabharata ever suggests that

It made him some epitome of social equity who tried to reduce caste imbalance in society angering Brahmins though Duryodhan (or for that matter) even Karna was hugely casteist.

It also brought a Duryodhan Subhadra love angle out of nowhere (not even realizing that it wasn't even possible and that Subhadra was at least 12 years younger to Duryodhan)

That shows like Duryodhan was misled by Shakuni (as in most shows) to do wrongs, though if he had actually listened to Shakuni he would have been much better, and probably Mahabharata wouldn't have happened at all..

Seeing reading and enjoying fictional books is one thing but making it a base for feelings about mytho/historical characters is different

But then every character Apne point of view se toh hero hi hota hai?

& When it comes to TV version they portray every thing in a black & white manner

Specially what Swastik did with Karna in SPK was soo unnecessary..

So all I am saying is why can't they make it from a antagonist pov with all his flaws & eccentricities in tact.

That will make a even better compelling story..

& No I aldo don't think Ajay was accurate but it was fascinating to me..., Well written fiction, sare TV ke mythology vi fictional hi toh hai 90% , but they are faltering in writing..

Originally posted by: asmitamohanty

Off course I have read Vyas Mahabharat & I know how much fabricated & fictional Ajay is...& Factual inaccuracies..I am not comparing it with original Vyasa mahabharat at all..

But then every character Apne point of view se toh hero hi hota hai?

& When it comes to TV version they portray every thing in a black & white manner

Specially what Swastik did with Karna in SPK was soo unnecessary..

So all I am saying is why can't they make it from a antagonist pov with all his flaws & eccentricities in tact.

That will make a even better compelling story..

& No I aldo don't think Ajay was accurate but it was fascinating to me..., Well written fiction, sare TV ke mythology vi fictional hi toh hai 90% , but they are faltering in writing..

If you really want to read something from Duryodhan's POV give a shot at translation of Urubhangam, that's a Sanskrit Fan fiction on Saupatika Parva from POV of Duryodhan composed by Bhasa(a 3rd century or even earlier dramatist who even Kalidasa admired and wanted to become as great as him some day)

See I love reading and writing from antagonist POV, the issue I have with SPK or Ajaya type novels is that they just make fictional narratives and woke propoganda to make their main character epitome of goodness

I had given an example here long back, if you want to write from POV of Duryodhan, focus on his good points, say that he actually had more rights on throne than Yudhisthir, that he was a better ruler for his citizens, focus on the point who well he treated his subjects. That he was a better mace fighter than Bheem and was cheated during last fight or that even with an option he chose an equal opponent. Yes he was all these, but don't come up with random claims to justify his ills, don't for example say that in Dyutsabha he realized that Draupadi is tired with all screaming and shouting and noticed that there was no spare chair in there so offered her to sit on hos lap to comfort her

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

If you really want to read something from Duryodhan's POV give a shot at translation of Urubhangam, that's a Sanskrit Fan fiction on Saupatika Parva from POV of Duryodhan composed by Bhasa(a 3rd century or even earlier dramatist who even Kalidasa admired and wanted to become as great as him some day)

See I love reading and writing from antagonist POV, the issue I have with SPK or Ajaya type novels is that they just make fictional narratives and woke propoganda to make their main character epitome of goodness

I had given an example here long back, if you want to write from POV of Duryodhan, focus on his good points, say that he actually had more rights on throne than Yudhisthir, that he was a better ruler for his citizens, focus on the point who well he treated his subjects. That he was a better mace fighter than Bheem and was cheated during last fight or that even with an option he chose an equal opponent. Yes he was all these, but don't come up with random claims to justify his ills, don't for example say that in Dyutsabha he realized that Draupadi is tired with all screaming and shouting and noticed that there was no spare chair in there so offered her to sit on hos lap to comfort her

Oh my god...I am tempted to ask more but this is his motw...

So I will ask in EDT...

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

See I understand what you are saying, we can write from anyone's POV, but a person who plans to murder his cousins as a child and continue doing that throughout, try to molest a girl(Gandharva girl in Gossala Yatra, not talking about Draupadi here since you might say she was his slave) and what not, can we really call him "misunderstood"?

I am no fan of Pandavas and often say Yudhisthir was worse than Duryodhan, but Pandavas being bad, doesn't make Duryodhan a better or misunderstood person

but the fact is i am unable to find anyother character who is misunderstood as mahabharata is a very very well written book , though it's a motw but i am dying to know who do you think was misundrstood in mahabharata di

Do you like veg or non veg? Or both?

Favorite dish?

Least favourite dish?

Originally posted by: asmitamohanty

Phase 4:

Okk since you answered my previous MB questions in a very fascinating manner, so continuing that

1: Who according to you is the most underrated character in Mahabharat? As in deserved much more limelight than he/she got in modern era!!

There are many characters whom normal audiences don't know

Maybe I will say Ulupi

2: What is your one question would be to following characters if you could meet them

Kunti:-

Pitamah Bhism:- was your pratigya worth it , I mean you never tried to stop dhritarashtra or duryodhana as you are bachanbadh that you can't question the king , why ??

Dronacharya:- Bhisma was bachanbadh but why you didn't questioned duryodhana or tried to stop the vastraharan as you are a Brahmin so maybe king would have listened to you

Aswathama:- what was the real reason for you to choose duryodhana's side , I mean were you jealous to Arjun

Karna:- leave modern tv serials and shit they have over glorified you , my question is why you were so jealous of Arjun and why you asked Dushyashana to do the vastraharan

Dhritarastra:- why you love power so much

Gandhari:- you folded your eyes and become blind physically but why you were morally blind on so many occasions

Sahadev:

Sakuni:- your real motive was to destroy kuru vansh isn't it ?

3: Do you think Draupadi's insult is the root cause of Mahabharat war? & Why?

Nope as after vanbhas pandavas still tried to negotiate and didn't ready for the war

4: Who according to you is the weakest character of Mahabharat?Why?

Maybe nakul

5: What is your opinion about the way Bhishma & Karn died?

The way Bhisma died was physically disturbing but for his atma it was peaceful

Karna's death stage was prepared by two shraps he got so i don't think it was wrong

6: One epic flaw of Arjun

Bheema

Draupadi

Both of them had anger issues

7: Your opinion regarding Draupadi's rejection of Karna in her swayambar?

Draupadi didn't rejected Karna what I know karna failed the last part of the swayambar , but modern tv serials tell us about rejection to get our sympathy for karna

8: One thing we can learn from following people's fatal flaws:

Yudhisthir :- he always used to think what he is doing is real Dharma

Draupadi

Arjun :- he was overconfident about his skills

Vikarna:- he tried to stop vastraharan so he was a good character atleast morally so he should have changed his side in the war

Bhishma :- he never questioned the king as he was bachanbandh

Bhima

Dronacharya :- Putra moh

9: Now taking ques from your answer to Preet Dii, about Ramayan ( basically ramayana isn't my favourite and I think I don't know lots of stuffs about ramayan but still will try to answer)

What is the one thing that Ram did that you don't agree with? Sita's Agni pariksha

If you were to act as defence lawyer of following people how would you defend them

Ravana:- he was a wise man , he knew vedas , he was a great vinabadak ( it's not defending but it's just good qualities which he had )

Meghanada :- he was a great warrior, he was killed in a very wrong way ( I don't know may be I am over glorifying him )

Kaikeyi:-

Manthara:- i have no interest to take her case 😂

10: Who according to you made the biggest sacrifice in Ramayan Vanbas?

Lakshman

Chalo Abhi itna answer karo....main aungi...fir..

I haven't read the real Mahabharata fully , I am currently reading it so with my little knowledge I am giving this answers, hopefully you guys will correct me if I have said anything wrong

Originally posted by: Pete15rogmourey

Do you like veg or non veg? Or both? I like veg more but as a skinny guy I need animal protein

Favorite dish? Paneer

Least favourite dish? Pointed gourd

Originally posted by: Spandan24

lo ho gya

Okk...now you won't believe it but in some cases your answer matched with exactly what I had imagined while preparing them... specially regarding your opinion on Bhishma & Vikarna...& Aswathama & Karna...

Well other things are just difference of opinions & as you said other minute things you will learn...

Thanks for answering..

Originally posted by: asmitamohanty

Okk...now you won't believe it but in some cases your answer matched with exactly what I had imagined while preparing them... specially regarding your opinion on Bhishma & Vikarna...& Aswathama & Karna...

Well other things are just difference of opinions & as you said other minute things you will learn...

Thanks for answering..

Yeah basically the fact is I have huge interest in Mahabharata but i didn't have time enough to read the full book of bori ce , I am currently reading that and hopefully after finishing it I will be able to know all minute things