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{{Infobox book<br />
| name = Ini Njan Urangatte<br />
| image = Ini Njan Urangatte.jpg<br />
| caption = Book cover<br />
| author = [[P. K. Balakrishnan]]<br />
| title_orig = ഇനി ഞാൻ ഉറങ്ങട്ടെ<br />
| genre = [[Novel]]<br />
| publisher = [[DC Books]]<br />
| pub_date = 1973<br />
| pages = 216<br />
| isbn = 9788126404520<br />
| preceded_by = <br />
| followed_by = <br />
| language = [[Malayalam]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Ini Njan Urangatte''''' (''And Now Let Me Sleep'') is a [[Malayalam literature|Malayalam-language novel]] written by [[P. K. Balakrishnan]] in 1973. The novel's inspiration is the Sanskrit epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mahabharata Inspired Novels|url=http://mahabharata-resources.org/inspired_malayalam.html}}</ref> It may be regarded as a historically notable Malayalam-language novel as it has become a yardstick for epic Malayalam fiction, spawning many Mahabharata based-novels.<br />
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The post-independence period in Malayalam literature saw a fresh start in the history of long-form fiction in Malayalam as in many other Indian languages, parallel to the evolution of post-world war fiction in other parts of the world. Attempts to retell [[Puranas|Puranic]] episodes were common during this period. In Malayalam, this trend was set by P.K. Balakrishnan with his redaction of the Mahabharata from the viewpoint of [[Draupadi]]. It is a psychological study of Karna and Draupadi, set against the background of the main events in the Mahabharata.<ref>{{cite web|title= A Short History of Malayalam Literature by Dr. K. Ayyappa Paniker , Information & Public Relations Department Kerala State, April 2006|url= https://archive.org/stream/ASHORTHISTORYOFMALAYALAMLITERATURE/A+SHORT+HISTORY+OF+MALAYALAM+LITERATURE_djvu.txt }}</ref><br />
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The novel has been translated to English, and different Indian languages.<ref>{{cite web|title=Author's website|url=http://www.pkbalakrishnan.com/book.php?no=1}}</ref> A second English translation titled ''Battle Beyond Kurukshetra'' is published by Oxford University Press.<ref>{{cite web|title= Battle Beyond Kurukshetra|url= https://india.oup.com/product/battle-beyond-kurukshetra-9780199480166 }}</ref> The book received the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1974,<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award|url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/ksa/Awards/novel.htm}}</ref> the [[Vayalar Award]] in 1978,<ref>{{cite web|title=Vayalar Ramavarma Award|url=http://keralaculture.org/vayalar-award/575}}</ref> as well as the Sahitya Pravarthaka Benefit Fund Award. A popular work in the language, different aspects of the novel have been widely studied.<ref>{{cite web|title= Resolution of Betrayals: The Postwar Dreams and Nightmares in P.K. Balakrishnan's 'And Now Let Me Sleep' |url= http://www.draupaditrust.org/content/International%20con/Mahabharata/Kavita%20Sharma.pdf }}</ref><ref>{{cite document|title= A Passage Through the Mahabharata Re-tellings: Study of Some Contemporary Novels |hdl= 10603/17256 }}</ref><br />
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== Brief of the Novel ==<br />
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The novel is the story of [[Karna]], developed through the viewpoint of Draupadi in the reflection of her life story. The book begins at the end of the Kurukshetra War. Yudhishthira has just learned that Karna, the much-hated enemy of the [[Pandavas]], killed by [[Arjuna]] is his brother. Draupadi, the wife of all the Pandava brothers, is unable to understand her sense of guilt surrounding the situation. However, she soon learns more about the once-hated Karna. Draupadi's feelings towards Karna change through the course of the novel. As the wife of all the Pandava brothers, she comes to realize, had Karna accepted the offer to become the eldest Pandava and consented to rule the kingdom, he would have been her husband.<br />
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Draupadi considers life in retrospect, contemplating the life of Karna and unveiling his stature as a tragic hero. She recognizes the gallant warrior Karna has fallen before the prejudices of those who surround him. Karna becomes encompassed in an all-destructive war. Meanwhile, Draupadi, the chaste and dutiful wife of the Pandavas, also reflects on her understandings. She finds that the fundamentals and morals she had come to believe in life, crumbled before her own eyes. There is a sense of destruction and abandonment shared between these two characters. The book crafts a contemporary relevance to the tribulations of the tragic hero, Karna, and the struggles of the quintessential woman, Draupadi.<br />
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PK Balakrishnan tells the story of Karna through the eyes of a woman in his award-winning novel Ini Njan Urangatte. This novel attracted the recognition of the Kerala Sahithya Akademi with the Award in novel category and the Vayalar Award.<br />
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== Translations ==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! Title !! Language !! Translator !! Year !! Publisher<br />
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| Battle Beyond Kurukshetra || English || Jayalekshmy P K || 2017 || Oxford University Press<ref>{{cite web|title= Translating a Legacy |url= https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/220318/translating-a-legacy.html }}</ref><br />
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| And Now Let Me Sleep || English || Dr. K.C. Sarsamma || 1999 || Kendra Sahitya Akademi<ref>{{cite web|title=English Translation -And Now Let Me Sleep|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/publications/english.pdf|access-date=5 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101234537/http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/publications/english.pdf|archive-date=1 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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| Ini Njan Urangattum || Tamil || A. Madhavan || 2001 || Kendra Sahitya Akademi<ref>{{cite web|title=Tamil Translation -Ini Njan Urangattum|url=https://bharathwajtr.wordpress.com/2015/08/27/ini-njan-urangatte-p-k-balakrishnan-a-madhavan-in-tamil/}}</ref><br />
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| Naninnu Nidrisuve || Kannada || Sara Aboobacker || 2000 || Kendra Sahitya Akademi<ref>{{cite web|title=Kannada Translation -Naninnu Nidrisuve|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/publications/kannada.pdf}}</ref><br />
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| Ab Mujhe Sone Do || Hindi || G. Gopinathan || 2016 || Kendra Sahitya Akademi<br />
|}<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
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1. Kerala Sahitya Akademi award (1974)<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award|url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/ksa/Awards/novel.htm}}</ref><br />
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2. Vayalar award (1978)<ref>{{cite web|title=Vayalar Ramavarma Award|url=http://keralaculture.org/vayalar-award/575}}</ref><br />
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3. Sahitya Pravarthaka Benefit Fund award{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*P K Balakrishnan: Urangatha Maneeshi by M.K. Sanu Publisher: SPCS, Kottayam<br />
*Architects of Indian Literature- P K Balakrishnan by Dr. SS Sreekumar Publisher: Kerala Sahitya Akademi<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://onlinestore.dcbooks.com/books/ini-njan-urangatte#;/ Ini Njan Urangatte on DC Books]<br />
* [https://global.oup.com/academic/product/battle-beyond-kurukshetra-9780199480166?cc=us&lang=en&/ Battle Beyond Kurukshetra on OUP]<br />
*{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12552408-ini-njan-urangatte|title=ഇനി ഞാൻ ഉറങ്ങട്ടെ {{!}} Ini Njan Urangatte|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=2018-09-04}}<br />
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{{Vayalar Awards}}<br />
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[[Category:Novels based on the Mahabharata]]<br />
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