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Krishna – The God Who Lived as Man
by Bhawana Somaaya
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The river was in high tide and the footprints of the Yadavas were more or less washed away. Big waves came rushing to the shore and wiped away some more footprint..
Suddenly Rukmini discovered a familiar footprint and sat beside it.. Her eyes brimmed over with tears.. These were the footprints her hair locks drooped over when she knelt at her Lord’s feet every morning.. These were the footprints she worshipped with chandan.. The footprints of her Lord.. of Sri Krishna..! They were deeply immersed in the sand. The impression engraved in the sand was filled with water.
Rukmini’s streaming tears were making an offering in the water-filled footprints.
Daruk arrived and stood beside her..
He looked startled. He could not believe how the footprints filled to the brim with water could contain Rukmini’s tears without spilling over. What was further surprising was that not a single tear had dropped out of the carved footprint
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About The Author
Bhawana Somaaya is a noted Indian film journalist, critic, author and historian. Starting her career as film reporter in 1978, she went to work with several film magazines, through the 1980s and 1990s. Eventually, she remained editor of Screen, a leading film magazine, from 2000 to 2007. She has written over 12 books on history of Hindi cinema and biographies of Bollywood stars, including Salaam Bollywood (2000), The Story So Far (2003) and her trilogy, Amitabh Bachchan The Legend (1999), Bachchanalia The Films And Memorabilia of Amitabh Bachchan (2009) and Amitabh Lexicon (2011).
Skryf Review
This book is, I guess the best portrayal of Krishna’s life till date I have been through. It deals with his relationship with the four women whom he loved, loved intensely: Radha, Draupadi, Satyabhama, Rukmini. Unlike other epics where all his roles are confined to Gokul, Kans, Kurukshetra, Gita etc…
In fact, the beginning of the book itself is totally different. It starts with Krishna, being on his death bed, ready to be relieved from this world, remembering all his past experiences, all the time he spent with the four women. There are many sub-plots, each depicting a period in relationship, which are flawlessly interwoven and connect very well to the main plot – Krishna awaiting his death. The language of the book is simple and yet leaves you very satisfied to have had visualized the Lord in a Human Form. A must read.