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Mahabharata is the largest epic tale ever narrated in any language or civilization. It is based on an incident that occurred over five-thousand years ago. The clash of kingdoms, that led to the first-ever world-war…
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Should we reject all epic based fictions?
I recently came across a question that sought review of a certain book based on the great Indian epic Mahabharata. What caught my attention is a few responses to this request. And they said the…
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Why Arjuna award?
Quora Question : Is it true that we have an ‘Arjuna Award’ for the best runner because Arjuna was the best runner of the Mahabharata? Oh yes. It is true! You guessed it right. Arjuna…
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Santana Varna System
Why didn’t Lord Sri Krishna fight against the varnasrama system that existed in his period? Why wasn’t he eager to provide the rights of lower class people? Let me try answering the second part first…
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If God teaches us to live with peace, then why did he lead the Mahabharata war?
This is an interesting question, and the defining clause here is ‘if’. Let us start with two simple questions first. Why God created Tiger and Deer? If he wanted peace, why did he create a…
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The First Arjuna-Karna Battle — Draupadi’s Swyamvara Part 2
Imagine an epic duel — two of the greatest archers of the era locked horns! Everyone had waited for this duel for years, wondering who would win. Many will continue to debate even after 5000…
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Had Draupadi really stopped Karna from Participating in her Swyamvara?
“नहं वरयामि सूत — I shall not marry a suta.” And with these brutal, hateful and insensitive words Draupadi stopped the great archer king of Anga, Suryaputra Karna, right before he would have succeeded in…
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References
As we discussed in the beginning of this endless journey, over a thousand manuscripts existed in early twentieth century related to Mahabharata, and while the core story remained unchanged, there are minor deviations, which often…
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Shruti And Smriti
Today, we will talk about the story of the most ancient culture — India ancient — her scientific achievements, spirituality, wisdom. You may call it the oldest story of the universe. How old is it?…
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The endless journey — the beginning and the milestones
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिः भवति भारत, अभि-उत्थानम् अधर्मस्य तदा आत्मानं सृजामि अहम् । परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुस्-कृताम्, धर्म-संस्थापन-अर्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे । — Bhagwat Gita Whenever there is a decline in righteousness, whenever there is a…