Who Was Karna — Hero, Villain, or the Question the Mahabharata Refuses to Answer?
I grew up hearing two versions of the Mahabharata. In one, Karna was the enemy — the man who called Draupadi a “charioteer’s son’s wife” and sided with Duryodhana when the world was burning. In the other, he was the greatest warrior who ever lived, a loyal friend, and a man so cursed by fate…
