Sakshi Giri

Writers can, and should, explore new angles of ancient stories—but not at the cost of truth, integrity, and respectful imagination. Especially with figures like Draupadi, who aren’t just characters—they’re icons of resilience and moral complexity in the Indian tradition. Moreover in many context the author entirely changes the characters emotions with no evident data of such incidents. It's actually a fiction and it's fine with some creativity but in many places The Palace of Illusions steps over that line—not by adding emotional texture, but by replacing scriptural truth with fictional indulgence. This choice risks misleading readers and weakening a literary tradition that has always balanced human flaw with divine aspiration.