Category: Mahabharata
A historical perspective on Humour: Chatrapati Shivaji and Arjuna
On April 2, 1779, the great Maratha king Chatrapati Shivaji wrote a letter to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. A few lines, in the beginning, read as follows: This firm and...
Book Review: Amish Tripathi’s Dharma – a lesson for today’s youth.
In the year 2020, on the occasion of India’s honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi birthday, some Twitter activists trended the hashtag #NationalUnemploymentDay....
Decoding Dharma – Beyond Good and Bad
The Ottoman dream First things first. This article is inspired by this video. There is a classic stereotype: Democracy is good, while dictatorship isn’t! However,...
When Krishna saved Arjuna; war with Bhagadatta
11th day of Kurukshetra war On 10th day of the Kurukshetra war, Bheeshma, the commander of Kauravas fell. He was succeeded by Dronacharya. However, the Kaurava army was...
Nepotism is a problem, but entitlement is a bigger one.
The death of the actor Sushant Singh Rajput sparked a row on Nepotism. However, let’s go to the root of Nepotism and analyze it objectively, especially in the...
Was Draupadi Vastraharan in Mahabharata ‘enough’ for Kurukshetra war?
I have often heard a casual comment regarding Draupadi Vastraharan in Mahabharata, that ‘Kurukshetra war happened only for a woman’. Firstly, it would have...
Mother’s Love: Yashodha and Krishna
Yaksha to Yudhisthira:’Who is more nurturing than Earth?’ Yudhisthira:’Mother’ Once Balarama came running to Yashodha and said, ‘Mother,...
Importance of scriptures like Bhagavad Gita: story of a Leaky bucket
A cool breeze off the Ganga river caressed Pandit Gangadhar Tripathi’s face. His grandson was sitting opposite to him hearing Bhagavad Gita, for the third time,...
Virat Parva: lesson from Mahabharata in COVID-19 lockdown
Owing to the COVID-19 lockdown, the Indian government decided to telecast the Ramayana and Mahabharata. Hence, the Ramayana on the National channel has shattered records...
The dangerous fallacies of Mrityunjaya
‘I think Draupadi is to blame for her Vastraharana’ declared one of my esteemed friends. Obviously, he was a Karna fan (or I would say a devotee). ‘Had...
