Sudipta Mishra, Puri, 9 March, 2024
There is a spark of fire that keeps my soul burning every day,
And I ignite that flame to revisit the tales of Mahabharata.
Many intriguing characters capture my breath…
Among them, the most empowering character is Draupadi!
I don’t know the reasons for my great admiration for the iconic princess.
Still, she continues to inspire me in my mundane life…
With the boundless cascading emotions for the fiery diva, let me pen down my verse alone.
Her name is symbolic of singing the saga of misery that she bore silently.
In her solitary moments, she died a hundred deaths and was reborn a thousand times!
From the altar of sacrifices, she emerged with her eternal smile toward a fulfilling journey.
She let her life decide her future with the pre-written fate of her previous births…
