At such times, PS comes to my rescue. I have a pdf version downloaded and kept ready in my laptop - this has to be just opened to travel back in times of Kings and Queens, palanquins, scheaming Mandiravadhis, Drogikal, benevolent temple builders, religious queens, beautiful princesses and horse-riding princes.
Kalki has his style of talking to the reader and making the reader feel like a participant in the story. Alwarkadiyan, Vandiyathevan, Arumozhi, Aditya Karikalan, Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar, Aniruddha Brahmarayar, Sundara Cholar, Kundavai, Vanathi, Ravidasan and even Soman Sambavan sort of characters - all have their unique features, style, mind... many have attempted writing history based novels, imitating Kalki. But no one, NO ONE has come even near him.
Today I am in the chapter where Aditya is going to be murdered. This is the 8th time I am reading this book and I know what is going to happen. But still, my heart beats faster, my mind is feeling sorry for Nandini and Aditya Karikalan. Handsome Prince charming, with valour and good intellect who feels tormented for past mistakes and wants to redeem himself. But life does not give him second chance - his father never comes to stay in his Pon Maligai while Aditya was alive; his sister Kundavai is more partial to Arumozhi than to Aditya. His parents are self-obsessed with themselves and in the future of Chola Naadu than to worry about their son. His maternal grandfather is the only one who understands him, feels for him and is concerned about him. But alas, he also is far from him and Aditya's fate leads him to his end.
Aditya Karikalan's death is a puzzle in history. Many have attempted to solve it with the available kalvettu, copper-plates etc. But, in absence of concrete evidence, the needle of suspicion moves and can touch any character in the story (real life) except his own parents.
Similar to Aditya, Rajiv Gandhi also did not want to rule. He wanted to lead his life away from his power-hungry mother and brother. No one had any aspiration about his future. But he was crowned ( Aditya got Yuvaraja title on him) and had to get into politics.
Both got murdered - while in the prime of their youth - suspicions, investigations etc. will not bring back the dead.
In fact, the CBI officer who was involved in Rajiv Gandhi assasination investigation looked at Aditya Karikalan's murder case and tried to find out the culprit and has written articles in the PS yahoo group!
The fact remains that a royal family murder of the crown prince is unsolved for now 1000+ years. Power makes history creators, makers to cover up things. No one will ever know who killed AK and how.
Mysterious death! I can think of one more death of a near and dear one in this category! What use?? AK, RG or GJ will not come back to life with the findings of the truth!!
1 comment:
good blog. I wonder why kalki left it mysterious. I thought idumbankari killed Adita.
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