Satyavati was said to be born from semen that fell into a river - yes, in Mahabharata times, birth didn’t always happen ...

Kunti recounted to Pandu the tale of King Vyushitashva, who fathered seven sons with his wife even after death. This story is detailed in Rajshekhar Basu’s Mahabharata, a popular Bengali version. It ...

Similarly, the land of Madra, from which Madri (wife of Pandu in the Mahabharata) hails, was located in present-day Pakistan, and was famous for horses.

Ramayana and Mahabharata – are both fascinating studies of human behaviour. They are full of myriad characters with unique personalities and motivations, all trying to navigate through concepts like ...

Soon, Pandu came to be known as the best king the Kuru dynasty ever had. Excerpted with permission from Dwapar Katha: The Stories of the Mahabharata, Sudipta Bhawmik, HarperCollins India.

How regional iterations of folk tales from the Mahabharata have spread across the country in a bid to promote dharma ...

A fan-made trailer of Mahabharata starring Hrithik Roshan, Kangana Ranaut, and Ajay Devgn wants us to plead with SS Rajamouli to think about it.

The Mahabharata, one of the two major epics of ancient India, narrates the conflict between two families: the Pandavas and the Kauravas, descendants of two brothers. Dhritarashtra, the eldest ...