Krishna Charitra by Chattopadhyaya, Bankim Chandra -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Acknowledgements Declaration Contents Life and Personality of Bankim Chandra Introduction to Bankim Chandra’s Krishna Charitra Section–I - The Beginning

The Purpose of My Work How to Find the Real Krishna The Mahabharata from Historical Point of View The Pandavas Interpolations and Distortions in the Mahabharata The Unnatural and the Supernatural in the Mahabharata

Section–II - Vrindavan

Yaduvansha: (Sri Krishna’s Ancestry) Sri Krishna’s Birth Sri Krishna’s Childhood Sri Krishna’s Adolescence The Gopis of Vraja Sri Radha Closing of Vrindavana Lila

Section–III - Mathura to Dwaraka

The Slaying of Kansa Sri Krishna’s Education Jarasandha Life in Dwaraka Sri Krishna’s Consorts

Section–IV - Indraprastha

Draupadi’s Swayamvara Report of Krishna’s Meeting with Yudhisthira The Harana of Subhadra Fire in the Khandava Forest Krishna, the Humanitarian Krishna’s Advice to Kill Jarasandha Account of Krishna’s Meeting with Jarasandha The Duel of Bhima and Jarasandha The Ritual of Honouring the Best Person in the Assembly The Slaying of Shishupala Exile of the Pandavas

Section–V - Upaplavya

Warriors Choose their Sides Sanjaya’s Mission Proposal of Krishna’s Visit to Hastinapura The Journey Day One in Hastinapura Day Two in Hastinapura Krishna’s Meeting with Kama

Section–VI - Kurukshetra

Bhishma in Battle Jayadratha Killed Understanding the Work of the Later Poets The Fall of Ghatotkacha The Fall of Drona The Religion that Krishna Preached The Fall of Kama The Fall of Duryodhana The Last Days of the War Setting up a Legislation Sermons on Desire Last Meeting with the Pandavas

Section–VII - The Incidents in Prabhasha

Annihilation of the Yadus Conclusion Translator’s Epilogue Translators Note A: The Mahabharata and its Time Translator’s Note B: The Caste System in India Translators Note C: The Status of Women in Sri Krishna’s Time Translator’s Note D: How Bhakti was Perceived in Mahabharata’s Time Translators Note E: Some Critical Comments on Bankim Chandra’s Krishna Charitra