Lessons of leadership from mahabharata yuganta by irawati karve relevance of literature in modern times. Yuganta studies the principal, mythicalheroic figures of the mahabharata. Feb 21, 2014 i read yuganta when i was barely in my teens. Karve wrote the book first in marathi, and later translated it into english. Imperial journal of interdisciplinary research ijir vol. Yuganta by irawati karve raises interest in reading the original epic in full. Topics indian mythology, social critique collection. Quotes by irawati karve that values are always relative to time and place is the stand taken by indian philosophy. Karnas wife the outcasts queen download pdfepub ebook. The end of an epoch, a study of the main characters of the mahabharata treats them as historical figures and uses their attitudes and behavior to gain an understanding of the times in which they lived.
Ive been privately amusing myself by imagining how these offencetakers would respond to iravati karve s classic yuganta, which is one of the most renowned academic studies of the mahabharata and its characters. Sought out by an inquirer like her, whose view of life is secular, scientific, anthropological in the widest sense, it is also appreciative of literary values, social problems of the past and present alike, and human needs and responses in the present and past. To a large extent this book has influenced my perceptions about mahabharata. The end of an epoch by irawati karve is a book which studies the pivotal events and characters of the mahabharata with a logical, analytical and critical point of view. Karve s knowledge and understanding of the epic can be seen by reading this work of hers. Scholar critic issn 2348 6937 print vol01, issue01. I wont pick up new ones until i finish the work i have n hand because once i am in a book, i cheat on everything else. Imperial journal of interdisciplinary research ijir vol3. The end of an epoch by irawati karve and jaya by devdutt. Maharashtra, land and its people irawati karmarkar karve. Irawati karves yuganta and devdutt pattanaiks jaya hindu.
Mahabharata is the name of a book in the sanskrit language telling in very simpleverse form the story of a family quarrel ending in a fierce battle. Tanusree sengupta lecturer, sociologysocial science. Duryodhana, the arch villain of the work, had been humiliated by the pandava heroes and had cause for resentment. Oct 14, 20 we have selected yuganta, written by irawati karve, as the text which will be dramatized by the young and dynamic kathak dancer, sanjukta wagh. Apart from this book, karve has published a few other books, entitled hindu society an interpretation, maharashtra land and people, and kinship organization in india. Nov 25, 2015 irawati karves draupadi in yuganta 1968 raises difficult and complicated legal and moral issues while the kaurava men start pulling off her sari. Later, the author has divided the work into books based on broad themes like. This book won her the sahitya akademi award in the year of 1968. Click download or read online button to get yuganta book now. And even their acceptance might be more theoretical than practical. Mahabharata is the name of a book in the sanskrit language telling in very simple verse form the story of a family quarrel ending in a fierce battle. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Ma phaleshou kada chana, from a contemporary book bhagwad gita authors. Pustak ka naam name of book yugant hindi book in pdf pustak ke lekhak author of book.
Oct 26, 2007 ive been reading irawati karve s yuganta, a collection of essays on the mahabharata and its characters. Yuganta the end of an epoch irawati karve internet archive. The author of this book, irawati karve, was also a wellknown anthropologist and educationist from india. What was expected, once the results of the immense task of critically editing the. The book is a literary piece on the main characters of mahabharatha with a historical, rather than a mythological approach. The study is particularly based on the character analysis of draupadi from the book.
Buy yugant book online at low prices in india yugant. These are just two of the three things i share with irawati karve. In yuganta, karwe gives expression to the inner dilemmas of the women characters in the mahabharata. A unique aspect of the project is it has made available a vast body of literature in marathi and hindi too. Sought out by an inquirer like her, whose view of life is secular, scientific, anthropological in the widest sense, yet appreciative of literary values, social problems of the past and present alike, and human needs and responses in the. She was named irawati after the great and sacred burmese. Her writings include the highly acclaimed book yuganta which won the sahitya academy award. Irawati karve, thus, presents a delightful collection of essays, scientific in spirit, yet appreciative of the literary tradition of the mahabharata.
She presided over the anthropology division of the national science congress in 1947. This tragedy iswhat irawati karve has found and now shows us in this volume. Indiafacts does not assume any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, completeness, suitability, or validity of any information in this article. The book was written in marathi at first but later it was translated in english by w. Yuganta the end of an epoch iravati karve rj writes. I was disturbed to see that a huge amount of literature in hindi was very difficult to. The book won the 1967 sahitya academy award for best book in marathi. Yuganata deals with narratives of 4 women characters of the mahabharata. The most famous of karves works was yuganta, originally written in marathi and then later translated into english by herself. Anyone reading this book might well conclude that iravati karves favourite sanskrit work is the mahabharata.
Buy this book yuganta the end of an epoch by irawati karve at amazon india. Yuganta the end of an epoch irawati karve by iravati karve. Biography of irawati karve and his contribution towards. Irawati karve studies the humanity of the mahabharatas great figures and no one of them emerges for her as wholly good or wholly bad, few as even prevailingly good or prevailingly bad. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Yuganta mahabharta irawati karwe linkedin slideshare. The razor edge of irawati karve s intelligence transforms the entire mahabharata from a work full of religious allusions and inconsistencies explained away by deus ex machina into something much more valuable the ultimate humanist story, of real people, facing real problems, and with real consequences that they had. The end of an epoch is a book written by anthropologist irawati karve.
Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the karnas wife the outcasts queen, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. This book won the literary prize from the sahitya akademi for the best book in. The opinions expressed within this article are the personal opinions of the author. Irawati karve was an indian educationist, anthropologist, sociologist and a writer from maharashtra, india. Touted as one of the most celebrated book on mahabharata, yuganta is a logical and perhaps rational too approach to deal with different key characters in epic with their merits and morals. Sought out by an inquirer like her, whose view of life is secular, scientific. She wrote extensively on a wide variety of academic subjects and otherwise. Biography of irawati karve and his contribution towards sociology. But then is length not the proof of impact this exploration has on the reader. Full text of yuganta the end of an epoch irawati karve. A mustread for anyone who finds mahabharata interesting.
Iravati karve poona, august 1968 foreword anyone reading this book might well conclude that iravati karves favourite sanskrit work is the mahabharata. Yuganta is, quite simply, the best book on the mahabharata that i have read. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Apart from this book, karve has published a few other. She challenges the familiar and formulates refreshingly new interpretations, all the while refusing to judge harshly or venerate blindly. It is an indepth character analysis of prominent characters and controversial subjects in the great epic of mahabharata. In karves version, as each sari is pulled off another appears in its place and the discussion continues, as opposed to vyasas the mahabharata which offers a deafening silence. Maharashtra, land and its people irawati karmarkar karve directorate of government printing, stationery and publications, maharashtra state, 1968 maharashtra india. An excerpt from the publication not so quiet has flown the iravati. Iravati karves yuganta end of an epoch is not a rehash of the epic.
This is a marathi book yugamta yuganta writtenauthored by iravati karve. Yuganta, the end of an epoch irawati karve download. Science facts, irawati karves yuganta to laurie bakers architecture for the poor, the library guarantees something for everyone. The primary focus of this paper is to analyze the extent to which the queen of the.
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