Writer - Ramdhari singh dinkar voice over - Dev vashishth language - Hindi Rashmirathi was written by Ramdhari singh dinkar. Rashmirathi┬а(Rashmi: Light (rays)┬аRathi: One who is riding a chariot (not the charioteer)) is a Hindi┬аepic┬аwritten in 1952, by the┬аHindi┬аpoet┬аRamdhari Singh 'Dinkar'.┬аThe work is centered around the life of┬аKarna, who was son of unmarried queen┬аKunti┬а(Pandava's mother) in the epic-┬аMahabharata. Karna┬аwas the first-born son of┬аKunti, whom she had abandoned at birth as he was conceived before Kunti's marriage.He was born by the blessing of Surya Dev(The Sun).Karna┬аgrew up in a lowly family of charioteers, yet became one of the best warriors of his time. In the Great┬аMahabharata┬аwar, Karna was obliged to fight from the side of Duryodhana as┬аDuryodhana, recognizing his merits, had made him a king and adopted him as a close friend. Karna fighting from┬аKaurava's side was a great worry for┬аPandavas┬аas he was reputed to be unconquerable in war. The way Dinkar has presented the story of Karna with all hues of human emotions trapped in moral dilemmas is simply marvelous. The rhythm and meter are lilting. Choice of words and purity of language is exhilarating.
On the eve of┬аMahabharata┬аWar,┬аKunti┬аwent to Karna and requested him to defuse the war by leaving Duryodhana and coming over to Pandava's side as he was her first born and it was only appropriate for him to fight from the side of┬аPandavass. A part of Karna's reply in words of┬аRamdhari Singh 'Dinkar'┬аis given below. Karna says that even as he foresees a defeat for Kauravas, he must fight from the side of Duryodhana. He says that the war is quite pointless yet it is a destiny that has to be fulfilled
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