T.P. Kailasam
Tyagraj Paramasiva Iyer Kailasam, was born 29 July and died 1984 . He was a playwright and prominent writer of Kannada literature. His contribution to Kannada theatrical comedy earned him the title Prahasana Prapitamaha, "the father of humorous plays" and later he was also called "Kannadakke Obbane Kailasam" meaning "One and Only Kailasam for Kannada
About play
This chapter tells the story of Karna from the Mahabharata. Karna was the son of the Sun god and half-brother to the Pandavas. This story narrates four incidents from Karna’s life- his first meeting with the Pandavas and the Kauravas, the time he was cursed by Parasurama, his talk with the dying Bhishma, and finally his death.
Summary
The Karna Parva or the Book of Karna, is the eighth of eighteen books of the Indian Epic Mahabharata. Karna Parva traditionally has 96 chapters. The critical edition of Karna Parv has 69 chapters
Death of Karna
Karna Parva describes the appointment of Karna as the third commander-in-chief of the Kaurava alliance. The Parva recites how war begins to tire and frustrate everyone. This book describes how brutal war leads to horrifying behavior over the 16th and 17th day of the 18-day Kurukshetra War. This parva describes deaths of Dushasana, Banasena, Vrishasena, Susharma and finally Karna. At the end of the parva, Karna is killed in a fierce battle with Arjuna.
Karna Parva includes a treatise by Aswatthama which focuses on the motive of the deeds of human life. The crowning incident of this Parva is the final confrontation between Karna and Arjuna, in which Karna is killed.
Questions and Answers
1) Is moral conflict and Hamartia there in karma's character ?
Karna's role in moral context? Well there was nothing moral about karna. He was a great warrior but so was satyaki, bhagdatta, duryodhana and many other. If we read Mahabharata, we see that duryodhana has done many evil. Karna, he was involved in almost all of those evils and sometimes he was the instigator. We see that karna is known for his charity but he always boasted about his charity. He gave his kavach to Indra but received a weapon to kill Arjun so that was no charity it was a trade. Karna didn't even cared for duryodhana, all he wanted was a fight to death with Arjun. If karna was morally correct then he would stop duryodhana from doing evil thingsIf we read about karna's past then we see that he was a demon named sahastrakawach in his previous birth. Guess destiny didn't want him to loss his demon nature.karna who called droupdi a whore and instigated duryodhana for disrobing droupdi.
2) Karna - The voice of Subaltern
Karna- The Unsung Hero of Mahabharata: The Voice of the Subaltern’ appealed me a lot personally, as though this paper I did not just get the pleasure of reading several books but also got chance to do research on the greatest epic Mahabharata. Mahabharata is considered the greatest epic among all the grants and holy book, however, seeing it through the eyes of Karna, is entirely different as he is not just the greatest archer but also the unsung hero whose life is not less than any inspiration for all of us.
3) Interpet the end of all acts and scenes.
Act - 1
The first act begins with Karna's last day at ashram where learned all the war skills and 'Vidhyas' from Raama. The setting is of Raama's ashram. The day is last day of his completion of his education. But unfortunately cursed by his own 'Guru' Raama. Because as a Kshatriya he took education from Raama, when Raama only decided to give his 'Vidhyas' to Bramhins. When Raama came to know that his dear disciple is not Bramhin but Kshatriya by Warmness Karma's blood. Then He cursed that,
Act :- 2
Throughout the whole act Karna distinguished by Pandvas and Drona. Arjuna was about to loose his position as a best Archer in the world because Karna is Better than him. But as a suth he disgusted by all Kshatriya and at to end act two with the reminding his suth identity by Bheema he again loose his focus from goal and Collapses into Gaandhaara’s arms. Gaandhaara muttering tearfully,
