Dhritharashtra is one the main characters of the epic Mahabharata. While people may call him one of the main, I would like to call him the main itself. This is because, he is the main villain of the epic, not
Mahamantri Vidhura is one of the most intelligent characters in the epic Mahabharata. He is an incarnation of Lord Dharmaraja or Lord Yama, and thus always sided with dharma. Lord Yama was cursed by Sage Mandavya to be born on
King Sagara was performing the Ashvamedha Yagna. But the sacrificial horse was stolen by Indra, the king of Gods. Sagara had 60,000 sons, and he sent them to search for the horse, for the yagna was incomplete without it. Sagara’s
This is my story line used in the Lava – Kusha Video Story. It is written by me and narrated in the video in my own voice. Hope you all watched it. Wanted to share the story line and the
As I love fiction and Indian mythology, it is only fitting that I have a favourite female character in them. And I do, a lot of them. Here are my most favourite ones: HERMIONE GRANGER from The Harry Potter Series
Lakshmana is one of the most important characters of the epic Ramayana, written by Sage Valmiki. An incarnation of the thousand-headed snake Adishesha, on which Lord MahaVishnu sleeps, he was the third son of King Dasharatha. Born to Dasharatha’s third
Kunti Devi From Mahabharata: A Character Sketch from my views and understanding of the great epic. The Mahabharata is a vast epic. It has enormous number of characters: heroes, heroines, mothers, fathers, uncles, aunts, cousins, siblings, friends and Gods. One
The destructive Covid-19 has forced us all to stay home. In response to that, DD National has started a re-telecast of the famous Ramanand Sagar’s ‘Ramayan’ and B.R.Chopra’s ‘Mahabharat’. I think it’s a very good initiative taken by the channel.
I just finished reading ‘The Palace of Illusions’ by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. It was an amazing book. This novel traces the much sung-about life of Draupadi, one of the main protagonists of the celebrated epic, The Mahabharata. While most of