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In the last blog post, we saw that Rama’s story has been recounted twice in the Mahabharatha. But what of Krishna’s story? Krishna plays the crucia...

The Mahabharatha is a gigantic epic. We all know that. But did you know that it contains within itself the story of Rama, the Ramayana? That too, not once but twice?

One of the biggest misconceptions in the Mahabharatha is about Adiratha who adopted Karna. Many TV shows, books and lectures will tell you, WRONGLY...

  From the Bhagavath Puran, we get lineages of many of the important royal families from the ancient times. One of the most significant lines is th...

Duryodhan demanded the throne of Hastinapur because he was the eldest son of the eldest son, Dhritarashtra. He argued that it was Dhritarashtra who...

Shikhandin was born a girl to Drupada and his Queen as per Mahadev’s boon. Drupada was so eager to have a son that he announced the birth of a pri...

The Pandavas were living hidden in Ekachakra after the death of Bakasrua at Bhima’s hands. One day, a Brahmana came there visiting and from him the...

Vidura, the wise and intelligent step brother of Dhritarashtra and Pandu, was born to a Sudra woman, princess Ambika’s maid. Ambika was so terrifi...

The rebirth of Mahabhisha and the Vasus as Shantanu and his eight sons. King Mahabhisha belonged to the famed Ikshvaku dynasty. His good deeds were...

The brave king Shantanu, who was grieving after the departure of his beloved Ganga, came across the fisherwoman Satyavati one day while hunting. H...

Fittingly, our first post is about Krishna Dwaipayana, also known as Veda Vyasa, the author of the Mahabharatha. While we all know that Vyasa wrote...