Combo of Duryodhana by Raghunathan V. and Chemmeen by Pillai T. S. Translated by Nair Anita (Set of 2 Books)

This combo product is bundled in India but the publishing origin of this title may vary.Publication date of this bundle is the creation date of this bundle; the actual publication date of child items may vary.Duryodhana: The Prince Who Would Be King ... The popular tellings of the Mahabharata are about Duryodhana'sdeviousness obstinacy and greed for power that would bring about thebattle of Kurukshetra between the Kauravas and the Pandavas and hisown downfall. But was there more to him? Was he all black or was it a matter ofshades of grey? What was he? True heir or pretender to the throne?Arch villain or brave prince defending his rajadharma?Ace strategist or wicked schemer? History they say is written by the victors. So we have never heard theside that Duryodhana presents. The epic's enigmatic villain finally hashis say -- on people their motives and their machinations. For the firsttime we read a different meaning into episodes we may be familiar with --be it the attempted killing of Bhima the burning of the wax house thefamous game of dice or even Draupadi's vastraharan -- and get insightsinto the story we may not have come across before. Here is the crownprince of Hastinapura as we have never known him adding yet anotherdimension to the labyrinth that is the Mahabharata.First published in 1956 Chemmeen tells the story of the relationship between Karutthamma a Hindu woman from the fisherfolk community and Pareekkutty the son of a Muslim fish wholesaler. Unable to live with the man she loves Karutthamma marries Palani who despite the scandal about his wife's past never stops trusting her a trust that is reaffirmed each time he goes to sea and comes back safe since the  'sea-mother' myth among the fishermen community goes that the safe return of a fisherman depends on the fidelity of his wife. Then one night Karutthamma and Pareekkutty meet and their love is rekindled while Palani is at sea baiting a shark ... The hugely successful novel was adapted into a film of the same name and won critical acclaim and  commercial success. Anita Nair's evocative translation brings this classic of Indian literature to a new  generation that hasn't had the opportunity to savour this tale of love and longing.