Is Palace of Illusions worth reading?

It is considered one of the best epic retellings ever written. After reading Randamoozham, none of the epic retellings made any impact on me until I picked this book. This one is a brilliant retelling from Draupadi’s (Panchaali) perspective.

How does Pratibha Ray portray Draupadi?

The beauty of her writing makes the book a page turner. In Palace of Illusion, Draupadi was portrayed as a powerful and ambitious woman with revolting nature. While Draupadi of Pratibha Rai is intelligent, docile, devoted to her husbands and obedient, motherly warmness, generous, sacrificer and forgiving.

Is Palace of Illusions a true story?

Is the story in “The Palace of Illusions” is a fiction or it has somewhere the resemblance of True facts from History? Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Ankit, it is a mix. The actions are facts from the original epic of Vyasa. The thoughts and motives are my creation.

What kind of book is Palace of Illusions?

Novel
Historical Fiction
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Why Draupadi is called Yajnaseni?

It is the birth name of Draupadi. Panchali (Pāñcālī) – ‘one from Panchala’. Yajnaseni (Yajñasenī) – ‘daughter of Yajnasena’ or ‘one born from a Yajña or sacrificial fire’.

Which of the novels by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is a rendition of Hindu epic Mahabharata as told from properties point of view?

The Palace of Illusions: A Novel
The Palace of Illusions: A Novel is a 2008 novel by award-winning novelist and poet Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. It was released by Doubleday. The novel is a rendition of the Hindu epic Mahabharata as told from Draupadi’s (Panchaali’s) viewpoint, namely, that of a woman living in a patriarchal world.

Who is the sorceress in Palace of Illusions?

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: The Palace of Illusions | Thirty-Two Minutes.

Is the palace of illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni based on Mahabharata?

Being involved in the story of Draupadi after reading “The Palace of Illusions” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni , I decided to buy this novel. The novel is translated from Odia language and it is loosely based on the Mahabharata.

Which is the correct version of the palace of illusions by Draupadi?

No one version is ‘correct’ and you’ll find that no two versions are similar. ‘The Palace of Illusions’ is Chitra Banerjee’s version of it and in it Draupadi fancied Karna. It’s different from the original but that’s the charm of literature. Different people derive different meanings from the same poem.

Is the palace of illusions relevant today?

Relevant to today’s war-torn world, The Palace of Illusions takes us back to a time that is half history, half myth, and wholly magical. Narrated by Panchaali, the wife of the legendary Pandavas brothers in the Mahabharat, the novel gives us a new interpretation of

Was Draupadi the greatest war of all?

Though counted among the five supremely virtuous women, honoured as pancha sati in mythology, the name Draupadi still bears stigma and is often contemptuously uttered by people in society as the woman who brought about the greatest war of all times.