A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF KING JANAMEJAYA, KANNAGI AND FORMER PRIME MINISTER INDIRA GANDHI IN COURT OF LAW
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Veda Vyasa, Sarpa Satra Yagna, Astika, Vaisampayana, Kannagi, Anklet, Rubies, PearlsAbstract
King Parikshit was the king of the Kurus, ruled the kingdom of Hastinapur after the Pandavas and ruled for a long time truthfully. King was popular among his subjects and was a terror to his enemies. King Janamejaya was the son of King Parikshit.
Kannagi, was the heroine of the epic Silappathikaram. This epic was written by Ilango Adigal between 200 and 300 AD, is considered on par with the Ramayana and Mahabharata as the most important epic in the South India. Kannagi was the daughter of a wealthy ‘Maanaigan’ merchant of pearls and diamonds in ‘Poombukar’ a harbour city in Tamilnadu. Kovalan, the son of a wealthy merchant in Kaveripattinam, married Kannagi, a young woman of legendary beauty. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister (PM) of independent India.. He was the chief framer of domestic and international policies during his term as PM between 1947 and 1964. Smt. Indira Gandhi was the only child of Jawaharlal Nehru. This paper attempts to draw the similarities between Mahabharata King Janamejaya episode, Silapathikaram Kannagai arguments with Pandian King and Constitutional scenario of Indira Gandhi. With long arguments in the Kings’ court and the Supreme Court became instrumental to change their perception.
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