Krishna and the Pandavas are first cousins. Kunti, the mother of the Pandavas, is the paternal aunt of Krishna. Which is to say, Kunti is the sister of Krishna’s father, Vasudeva. Here is how the ...

In the latest episode of Mahabharat, Duryodhana finds his dear friend, Karna lying dead. He is heart-broken to see this and appoints Madra Naresh as the new leader. Later, Madra Naresh engages in a ...

Suddenly, there was a thump and crash, and the air around them whooshed dramatically. A male voice shouted something unintelligible in the distance and then a poof! A large cloud of smoke appeared and ...

Yudhishthira, the Pandava prince is said to be the son of Dharma or Yama, the Hindu god of death and justice. He is believed to have been born due to a boon that was granted to Kunti due to which she ...

Draupadi knows how to ensure that there is no blot on the reputation of either her father’s family or the family she has married into. And yet, Kunti does give her some words of wisdom, Kidambi ...

The story of Draupadi’s marriage to all five Pandava brothers is one of the most intriguing and often misunderstood episodes ...

A fter the rakshasha Baka’s killing by Bhima, the Pandavas and their mother, Kunti, move towards the kingdom of Panchala, where princess Droupadi’s swayamvara is about to take place. On their way, ...

Any discussion on the Mahabharata invariably escalates into a spirited debate. The comprehension and conversation session centring on Madhavi S. Mahadevan’s book, ‘The Kaunteyas’ (a Tranquebar ...

To a modern reader, an epic like the Mahabharata can appear incredibly plotty. For the most part, there is no meeting, no event, no coincidence, that doesn’t fall neatly into the overall design.