Krishna
In India I re-read Mrityunjay just to see if I liked it. I had read it when I was in school and and thought it was a decent read. But this time I found it overbearing. Though there was Krishna again. There is something supremely mersmerizing about that one character. In Mahabharat, he comes across as a person whom everyone gives a lot of importance. Though no one talks about why? As a warrior, he did overpower and destroy Kans. But then many kings of Mahabharat age could claim to more valour. Also, Krishna had to suffer the indignity of moving to Dwarka to save his people from Jarasandh and then had to use Bhim to kill Jarasandh. And there was Shishupal he killed. But that description is very hazy and doesnot attest to his valour. He comes across as a very able diplomat and astute politician though. Many of his actions throughout Mahabharat, and many of his words during the final war are very carefully calculated to induce some precise feeling and actions in others. Throughout he pushe