The Great Indian Novel: Recent Episodes

Soham Banerjee

A reading of Shashi Tharoor's masterpiece, The Great Indian Novel.

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The lines are drawn

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Partition accepted

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The death of Gandhari

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The secret weapon Lady Drewpad

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Enter the new Viceroy Lord Drewpad

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Direct Action. The road to partition

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The secret rise of Karna and Amba

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Quit India

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The British declare war on behalf of India

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Separate electorates. Karna and Gangaji officially at war.

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Drona and Ekalavya

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Death of Pandu

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Pandu leaves Singapore

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Pandu goes to Singapore to enlist Indian PoWs.

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Pandu joins the Japanese

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Pandu escapes to Germany

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Pandu starts the Onward Organization

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Why Gangaji and Pandu fell apart

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Gangaji and Pandu clash. Pandu loses.

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Gangaji favors Dhritarashtra over Pandu

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Vyasa on truth

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Where Drona recounts the insult heaped on him by Heaslop

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Enter Drona

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Priya poisons Bhim

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Priya Duryodhani

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India heads for a conflict

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Karna joins the Muslim party

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Karna invited by the Gaga Shah

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Karna's rift with the Kaurava party

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Karna's antecedents

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Enter Mohammed Ali Karna

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Gangaji goes to Delhi

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The civil disobedience is called off. Pandu draws blood.

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The Charuasta incident

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The Great Mango March

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Where Gangaji writes to the Viceroy to repeal the Mango laws

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The Mango Tax

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Dhritarashtra and Pandu increase their dislike for each other

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The differences between Dhristarashtra and Pandu

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In which VV discusses fasting as a political weapon

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Gangaji wins

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In which Gangaji comes up with a new tactic in satyagraha. Fasting.

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In which Gangaji organizes workers to get a better wage

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Gangaji takes up the cause of the jute workers in Budge Budge

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The birth of Kunti's sons

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The aftermath of Bibigarh

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The Bibigarh Garden massacre

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Sir Richard and Heaslop discuss the results of the annexation

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In which Gandhari gives birth

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In which Pandu and Kunti agree to produce heirs for the unfortunate prince.

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About Pandu

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In which Pandu is diagnosed with a near fatal condition

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Where Dhritarashtra wonders about Gandhari's sacrifice

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Where the British Resident and his equerry find a technicality to put Ganga Dutta in his place.

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Where Gangaji starts his satyagraha movement in Motihari

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Where VV reminisces about the character and values of Gangaji

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Where Gangaji arranges the marriage of his nephews - Dhritarashtra and Pandu.

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Where VV reminisces about his offspirings ' successes.

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Where the British Resident Sir Richard and his eqquery Heaslop try to understand Gangaji

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In which VV helps the dynasty avoid annexation by the British

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Where Ganga ruins Ambas life

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In which Gangaji arranges the triple marriage of his better born brothers.

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Where Ganga Datta discusses his past with the British Resident.

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Where Ganga Datta is introduced, and where he makes his terrible vow.

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Where VV narrates the story of his birth, and some interesting medicinal knowledge of the Bramhins of the old days.

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Introduction to Ved Vyas. Where Vyas recruits an amanuensis on the reference of his friend Brahm of the Apsara Agency.