Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Week 7 Reading Diary A: The Indian Heroes: Mahabharata


  • I like how the story starts out with a shout out to Ramayana. 
  • Poor Queen Gandhari. I can't imagine having a hundred sons. 
  • It is rumored that the boys' sires were actually gods.
  • I can see why the eldest Kauruva hated the Pandavas so much. His father was the rightful king but due to his blindness he did not take the throne until his brother died. Then, the King's nephews still get special treatment even though they were not the king's sons. Rivalry at its best. 
  • It is interesting that Prince Vidura was entitled to everything the Kauruvas and Pandavas had but could not have, and still wasn't nearly as bitter as Duryodhana. 
  • It is sad that the poor family had to burn in the castle. 
  • Hidimvi and Bhima, talk about love at first site. She turned her back on her brother for him and everything.
  • Funny how Kunti was talking about Bhima, he appears. Looks like chief Vaca will soon meet his doom.
  • Draupadi soon becomes wife of all of the sons which makes her father happy because he knows this will cause tension between the Kauruvas and Pandavas, whom he hates.
  •  Arjuna ends up falling for Draupadi's sister and marries her too. She wasn't very happy about it but got over it. Meanwhile, home girl is married to four other guys.
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  • Yud becomes king but ruins it all because he has a bit of a gambling addiction. After being saved from Dhritarashtra and Draupadi, the Yud gambles again, this time forcing the brothers and their wife to go into exile. 




Story: The Indian Heroes: Mahabharata-The Princes of Elephant City by C.A Kinclaid Read Here

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