Hello everyone...
It's been a while, hasn't it?
Yes, this chapter took time-and it's another experimental one. These days, I find myself exploring more than sticking to the traditional beats you may have expected. I know it might not be exactly what some of you wished for, and for that, I'm truly sorry. I just... can't seem to help it. There's something about these experiments that keeps calling to me.
As a small apology, this is my longest chapter yet-nearly 26,000 words. A monster of a chapter. And one that digs deep. I'm going back to my roots for this one. Think of it like the confrontation between Sage Parashurama and Karna-but bolder. Sharper. More unflinching.
I sincerely hope you enjoy it. But if not-if it feels too far off, too indulgent, or too much-I need you to tell me. I'll listen. I promise. And I'll shift my focus back to what brought us here in the first place.
Last month, I asked whether you'd prefer I start new stories or continue focusing on this one. And almost all of you asked me to keep going with this. That kind of faith... I'm honestly humbled by it.
This chapter was written solely by me. No help from Vamsi or Hope this time. Hope is focused on her exams (please wish her luck!), and Vamsi just started a new role as Senior Data Scientist. So I did the research and wrote this one on my own, and it was a ride.
Now, I should say-this chapter might come across as... praising Karna too much. And maybe a little harsh on others. If that feels like the case to you, please let me know where it felt off-balance. I want to get better.
And if you do enjoy this experiment... please don't forget to vote and comment. It means more than you know.
Thank you for reading. For staying. For believing in this story.
With all my heart
The Founding and Legacy of the Aryavarta Utkrushtata Vishvavidyalaya
(The Chronicle of First Legal Rebellion in the History)
By: Kiriti A. Pandya
The Aryavarta Utkrushtata Vishvavidyalaya- referred as AUV-occupies a singular place in the intellectual and institutional history of Aryavarta. Established during the highly volatile Era of Abandonment, AUV is recognized by contemporary historians and legal scholars as the first formal institution of legal study in the subcontinent, and possibly the world.
What distinguishes AUV from other centers of learning that followed is not merely the radical scope of its curriculum, nor the prominence of its founders, but the extraordinary political, social, and moral conditions under which it was conceived-and the legacy of uncompromising independence it has maintained through centuries of upheaval.
Unlike law schools that were the by-products of royal decrees or theocratic sponsorship, AUV was born out of dissent. It emerged not to enforce an existing legal framework but to critique and reconstruct it. It was conceived in direct response to the collapse of legal integrity during the post-imperial decline of the Kuru polity.
                                      
                                   
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