About The Event
Krishna's fascinating personality has been overlaid with legends, myths, miracles, and adoration over centuries. Wise and valorous, he was loving and loved, farseeing yet living for the moment, gifted with sage-like detachment yet intensely human, the diplomat, the sage, and the man of action, with a personality as luminous as that of the Divine.
The first half of the production is devoted to the popular episodes like Chaurastikam, Govardhan, Kaliya Daman, and Maharaas, among others. In this production, Krishna himself elevates the status of Radha from being just his beloved to that of his divine consort. The story of the Yadavas gets linked to the story of Krishna Vaasudeva, whose end is sought by his uncle Kamsa but who manages to bring about Kamsa's end instead. A fierce struggle with Jarasandha of Magadha forces Krishna and the Yadavas to leave Mathura and migrate to Dwarka.
However, in the Mahabharata, it is the message of the Gita that is pivotal. Vyas, the author, lends profundity here by portraying Krishna as the charioteer and Arjun as the rider, subtly allegorising the relationship between mind and body.
In the Mahabharata, the question of why man isolates himself and sets himself against his own kin must be grasped within a wider, esoteric context. Violence is deeply embedded in the plot, yet it is the manner of seeking harmony through bloodless means that stands out. The solutions to the carnage are offered on the very same battlefield. The Kurukshetra war continues to echo through the ages into our own times, and its message of victory and redemption feels more relevant today than ever before.
