The Embassy

The Embassy is about Duryodhana’s encounter with Lord Krishna just before the battle of Kurukshetra and how Duryodhana’s ego, machoism, and jealousy come in the way of a peace-treaty proposal from Lord Krishna. Krishna, doing his duty of the messenger and representing Pandavas, comes out gentle in the beginning. However, as the story progresses, the exchange between the two parties grows from negotiation to ridicule to abuse, climaxing at the impending war against kins. Duryodhana’s powerful questions make the character of Krishna even more exciting when he asks very relatable questions, questions a common person would have raised to define or draw a line between what justice and injustice is. To convey and amplify the intensity of the conversation, the writer deploys Shakespearan english - a never-taken approach to portray an episode from the Mahabharat.