பார்த்திபன் கனவு - பாகம் 1

பார்த்திபன் கனவு #1

by Kalki Krishnamurthy

This novel deals with the attempts of the son of (fictional) Chola king Parthiban, Vikraman, to attain independence from the Pallavaruler, Narasimhavarman.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Audiobook, Fiction

81 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 17, 2017

About the author

Tamil language Novel Writer, Journalist, Poet & Critic late Ramaswamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy also known as ‘Kalki’. He derived his pen name from the suffixes of his wife name Kalyani and his name Krishnamurthy in Tamil form கல்யாணி and கிருஷ்ணமூர்த்தி as Kalki (கல்கி). His name also represents “Kalki avatar”, the tenth and last avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu.

His writings includes over 120 short stories, 10 novelettes, 5 novels, 3 historical romances, editorial and political writings and hundreds of film and music reviews. Krishnamurthy’s witty, incisive comments on politics, literature, music and other forms of art were looked forward to with unceasing interest by readers. He wrote under the pen names of ‘Kalki’, ‘Ra. Ki’, ‘Tamil Theni’, ‘Karnatakam’ and so on.

The success that Krishnamurthy attained in the realm of historical fiction is phenomenal. Sixty years ago, at a time when the literacy level was low and when the English-educated Tamils looked down on writings in Tamil, Kalki’s circulation touched 71,000 copies – the largest for any weekly in the county then – when it serialised his historical novels. Kalki had also the genius to classify the historical and non-historical events, historical and non-historical characters and how much the novel owes to history.

Reviews

[Kavitha Sivakumar]

This small part describes Parthiban's dreams and his demise.

Listened to an audio book. When I heard LoTR background score in some parts of this audiobook, got irritated...

[Guna]

பார்த்திபன் இறப்பதற்கு முன் தனது கனவை ஒரு சிவனடியாரிடம் சொல்லியதும் இறக்கிரான் இத்துடன் முதல் பாகம் முடிவடைகிறது

[Dr.Mahalakshmi]

Kalki makes one theme very strong in this part 1 , which is the burning passion of the chola king. Initially it is shown as helplessness which he expresses to his wife the queen Arulmozhi. I Felt that pain in him not seeing him as a king but as a father or as a husband, how much this could have impacted the opposite person close to him. Kalki always makes this name ' Arulmozhi ' a special one, so in this novel too it was made memorable. The queen choosing parthiban over pallava King, the lovely bond they share between each other, the angst of their much needed separation was just well flushed out. The king being guilty as to whether he is worthy of the queen's sacrifice of choosing him over a king from bigger dynasty gives us a perspective of his insecurities too. This made him so close & relatable. The valiance shown in the war, stepping into it knowing the end, biding farewell to his son engraving his desires in Vikraman's heart adds a strong spine to the story. The cute romance & understanding between the couple " ponnan & valli" adds colour to the beautiful setting by kalki.

[Suren gsr]

எழுத்தாளர் கல்கி அவர்களின் கற்பனைத்திறன் அனைவரும் அறிந்தது. வரலாற்று உண்மையின் பின்னணியில் தனது புனைவை அவர் கதையாக கொடுப்பது பல எழுத்தாளர்களுக்கும் எளிதில் அமைந்து விடாத கலை. ஆரம்பத்தில் மெதுவாக தொடங்கும் கதை பின்னர் வேகமெடுக்கிறது. ஆனால் பொன்னியின் செல்வன் போன்ற பெரிய நாவலில் இருக்கும் சாகசங்கள் குறைந்தும் சென்டி மென்டுக்கு அதிக அளவில் முக்கியத்துவம் கொடுத்தும் இருப்பது போல தோன்றுகிறது.

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[kasi anantha]

Parthipan kanavu part1

The great hero Partipan fighting for freedom. His longing for freedom from being ruled by another king and his sacrifice of his life will be never forgotten in the annuls of history.

[Edison Prathip Kumar APK]

Exceptional story from the Legend and an awesome narration ✌️
Detailed description of tiny things in the novel and BGM's are a treat to the listeners ❤️

[Kasi]

Nice to read. Once you started you will think that you want to read it till the end.

[Anju]

the cliffhanger 😥

[Siva Ganesan]

Good story

[S Venkat]

An inspiring story. One of THE best tamil novels. It portrays friendship love and responsibility of a ruler. But revenge is the emotion that gets more importance. Way the story has been taken forward makes the reader feel he has also lived in that generation along with the king. I would rate it as the second best tamil novel since ponniyin Selvan has taken the first place. Hats off to the author kalki

[Arunkumar]

This short book is to introduce the Chola characters and should be read before ponniyin Selvan. The kingdom’s capital is the present day “Woraiyur”. Goosebumps moment when I read Woraiyur was a bigger city than Tiruchirappalli at the time!! Hailing from Tiruchirappalli, I’m excited for the rest of the book.

[Arya]

A very interesting novel that revolves around a chola king who dies with an unfulfilled dream of ruling an independent kingdom. He wants his son to fulfill this dream and dies fighting a battle aginst the pallavas, under whom he was ruling his kingdom.

[Stephen]

Nice to know that this is a sequel of sivagamiyin sabatham

Nice to know that this is a sequel of sivagamiyin sabatham and it's so gud to read as always by kalki .

[Veera]

Easy and content

I felt very good that I have chosen this book to read right after reading Sivagamiyin sabatham. It is a sequel to that book.
Eager to read next parts.