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Author: Kamala Chandrakant Author: Anant Pai
4.4/5 · 300+ ratings

Karna is the tragic hero of the Mahabharata. Born as a gift of the sun-god to maiden Kunti, he was abandoned by her. Found and brought up by a charioteer couple, he was denied the class that his mother's other sons, the Pandavas, belonged to. He achieved proficiency in archery, only to be cursed that on account of his 'lower' class, he would forget his skills at the most crucial point in the batt…

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user_20595

★ 4/5
A small good book on Karna for kids

user_20594

★ 5/5
Favorite character in the Mahabhrata! A really tragic but heroic guy.

user_20593

★ 4/5
Apt for a short and quick glance through Karna's life!

user_20592

Good

user_20591

★ 5/5
The dark horse of Mahabharata! Prior to reading this, I only knew of Karna's story from the movie Naksha. Thanks to this book, I know his complete story now.

user_20590

★ 2/5
The comic does get some facts right but much is missed here. It is said द्रोण refuses to teach him ब्रह्मास्त्र because of his low birth. In actuality Drona knew of कर्ण's jealousy toward अर्जुन, his relationship with दुर्योधन, and his temperament, which were reasons for rejection. He then lies to परशुराम that he's a भार्गव गोत्र ब्राह्मण to learn the अस्त्र. Both the svayamvara and विराट युद्ध aren't shown where कर्ण is defeated. During the atrocity done to माता द्रौपदी in सभा, the two who were laughing the most were कर्ण and shakuni. The former was the one who ordered दुशासन to disrobe her. He calls her a वेश्य (5 husbands) and that it doesn't matter whether she's clothed or not. He shuts up vikarna calling him a बालक. (Oh what a role model!) The part where इन्द्रदेव meets कर्ण is also wrongly shown. He *rejects* इन्द्रदेव the first time (for his kavach kundala). Says he'll give them as दान only if इन्द्रदेव gives कर्ण something of his choice (which was the vAsavi). He was the first to shoot अभिमन्यु through treachery. Even said he'll run away if he wasn't a क्षत्रिय. कर्ण was a man possessed by jealousy and ego. Not taking away the fact that he was an excellent warrior. Truthful and knower of vedas and protector of brahmanas, he had many an excellent qualities. But the bad qualities in him are many a times overlooked due to ignorance of facts. One need only read what श्रीकृष्ण says to him when his wheel is stuck on ground. An excellent speech where कर्ण's hypocrisy is called out, he is called a नीच मनुष्य by bhagavan.

user_20589

★ 5/5
Literally me

user_20588

★ 4/5
Karna es uno de mis personajes favoritos del Mahabharata. Este cómic resume su historia de forma muy adecuada para quien se adentra en la leyenda por primera vez. También viene muy bien para quien, como yo, necesite refrescar la inmensa lista de héroes y dioses de la épica hindú. Es el tercer cómic de la colección Amar Chitra Katha que me leo (caerán muchos más) y por primera vez noto que el resumen no cojea por ninguna parte sino que se entiende todo sin problema alguno. Y qué triste es la historia de Karna, de verdad. Qué lástima que en España no conozcamos apenas leyendas del hinduismo porque son una cosa extraordinaria.

user_20587

★ 5/5
I like it. I like it. I like it. I like it . I like it very much. I like it. U also read it.

user_20586

★ 3/5
very Good filling book

user_20585

★ 4/5
28 Nov 2020 1. Like Drona, Karna is a complicated person. He's heroic, generous, loyal and resentful. It's hard to completely capture his facets in a relatively small story. He suffers a lot of discrimination at the hands of the heroes of the Mahabharata, including those who should know better like Bheeshma and Drona. His relationship with Duryodhana, who's the big bad of the story, is honestly kinda great? They are bffs for life and Duryodhana is the one guy who stands up for him when he gets constantly humiliated by other people. 2. Like, I can definitely under why Karna would value his friendship with Duryodhana over being , but that's the kind of story that screams out for larger expansion, you know. 3. Regardless, Karna's story is very dramatic and full of moments of pathos. Even the brevity can't stop that from being a thing. 4. Alternative interpretations weld in stuff like Drona being an all knowing sage who knew Karna would be a bad guy and ergo didn't teach him the astras but honestly I prefer the "he didn't want anyone to surpass Arjuna" because that makes for a better story and that's mostly what I am here for. //ducks and runs away (ed; Jun 2021) 5. //saunters back in. No actually I have a little more to say about point no. 4, which interprets complex and human grays (which the Mahabharata constantly emphasizes) into a tedious and ultimately harmful narrative of black and white which repeatedly emphasizes how the disadvantaged and the dispossessed don't deserve to be equalized with the socially disadvantaged because they were Evil/Petty All Along. So you know, yeet that narrative into a volcano and throw in a few grenades after it. Effects of this can still be seen in Indian society today, so even if it's the original (which would be very disappointing), I'm all for this version replacing that one. But also, yeesh- idk how anyone can read the Drupada arc and assert that Drona is a neutral arbiter of morality with a straight face. 7. Also, and I cannot emphasize this enough, Drona being a moral authority who never did any wrong ever makes the story a lot less interesting. Just saying.

user_20584

★ 4/5
The book and its illustrations were excellent and this book is definitely recommended for people of all age groups. I was really angry when I thought of Karna's boastful attitude and getting every Pandava brother except Arjuna at his mercy by the misuse of his celestial weapons but if it were not for his celestial weapons, Bheema would have killed him on the spot with his mace. Overall, this was an excellent book which I totally recommend.

user_20583

★ 5/5
My fave hero of all-time. India's Hector, Karna - tragic, cursed, disowned, brave, honest, and loyal. Tossed around by destiny, looked down upon by lady-luck, Karna was the eternal punching bag of every single important person who he encountered in his life, starting from his biological mother. In the brief reprieve that he got from curses, insults, and disownment, Karna mastered life-skills that put him at par with the best of his times. But when others had it on a platter, Karna had to earn it the real hard way and still pay a price for it so whether it was on the uptake or at the time of fruition, Karna had consequences to face. And if that wasn't enough, he made promises and donations to his own detriment. But it paid off. Despite every curse, insult, wrong move, bad choice, mindless philanthropy, relentless loyalty, and bad luck that he had to endure during his time, he is now considered a hero -for exactly those reasons! While each character in Mahabharata has epic background stories and character development, none are as impressive as Karna's.

user_20582

★ 5/5
One of my favorites of all time <3

user_20581

★ 4/5
Good!This book has got the ideal story of Karna and is written in an easy text.

user_20580

★ 5/5
A cross between Moses and Hamlet - fantastic story! I have become a HUGE fan of Indian comics; I always look forward to the library book sale where I pick them up. Really have learned so much about the Hinduism from these books; have followed up and read more books as a result of the many stories I was introduced to in these amazing comics.
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