This is Autobiography of a Villain, the story of Duryodhana. The Mahabharata reimagined, as a novella, told in 18 episodes.
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This is a looong way off what Mahabharata fans are used to, but in case any of you are still children at heart (!), and fans of Enid Blyton, do check out this thread! And drop me a comment on how I am doing! I missed our old chats! :-)
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One fact that may have escaped the fans of Frederick Algernon Trotteville ('Fatty'), #EnidBlyton's version of Sherlock Holmes, is this:
Fatty will be 92 this month! #fiction #Threads
For any Enid Blyton fans around, here's a thread: teapawt.org/Chindu/status/15722148… Enjoy!
In #EnidBlyton’s quasquicentennial(!) year, how fares #Peterswood? What remains of that wonderful village on River Thames, where five children and a black Scottie ran circles around Mr Goon, the village policeman?
ALT Book jacket of The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat: Mr Goon kicks buster, while the five watch, shocked
Print copies of a book, any book, is special. These should have been out in December, but here they are finally! If you pick up a copy on Amazon, do drop me a note to say what you thought, reading this on paper. #Mahabharata #Fiction
Chindu Sreedharan retweeted
It is simplistic to dismiss Deepika Padukone’s support at JNU as ‘movie promotion.’ She’s a mega star & knows the risks of boycotts/demonisation. Which is what the mighty Khans faced & retreated. Or why the great AB won’t speak. The fact is that Deepika simply has more courage
And so ends Autobiography of a Villain. The last chapter, last word, done! I hope you enjoyed it. Reviews, comments — most welcome!
I think of the first day I faced off with Bhima, that hot morning of our childhood at the skills demonstration. Could all this have happened if I had killed him then? If only Dronacharya had not intervened!
For a moment I toy with the idea of challenging Yudhistira. It would be child’s play to cave in his skull—at least, Hastinapur would be rid of a man who should never be king.
Yudhistira retorts, louder than ever, “I will not let you escape! Come out and fight for your kingdom!”