Ebullient, enchanting, wise, winsome, mischievous, magical…Krishna is adored by millions through the ages. Who is not an admirer of this all-encompassing personality of a god who can be more human than any human and more divine than any other? Appealing to our senses, engaging and sometimes disturbing us through his actions, playing to our sensibilities, and elevating us to sublime heights through his words and philosophy, Krishna is a magnetic personality, a part of our collective consciousness.
In his introduction to the novel Forever Yours, Krishna, Indira Parthasarathy says, ‘Krishna is the most charismatic character in the Harivamsham, Sri Bhagavatham, Vishnupurana and Mahabharata, yet he is not a hero in any of them.’ The central figure in his book, Parthasarathy describes Krishna as ‘an anti-hero, an anarchist and a rebel extraordinaire’.And he digs deep into the various sources to tell us the story of Krishna in his own unique style and interprets it to make him relevant for our times. ‘The purpose of Krishna avatara is Krishna the human being,’ he statesin the novel. The book is based on the premise that the reader is acquainted with the incidents and characters dealt with here, and the many milestones of Krishna’s life.