The Gita revealed in Mew­ari miniature painting by Allah Baksh is a prized legacy, with an inspiring commentary by Alok Bhalla, a cognoscente of art and literature. Rajasthani writer Chandra Pra­kash ...
Even though Krishna and Arjuna are first cousins – Krishna’s father and Arjuna’s mother were siblings – it is their friendship that dominates the narrative in the Mahabharata. Throughout the epic, ...
Sage Vyasa is sitting on the banks of the Ganga after completing the mammoth task of editing and compiling the Vedas. He has also finished composing the Mahabharatha and other puranas. But he is not ...
Raja Ravi Varma’s painting from 1890, titled ‘The Birth of Krishna’.(Courtesy Nita Ambani Cultural Centre ) It’s difficult to take one’s eyes off this dramatic painting set in a dark prison room. It ...
Your sorrow blinds you, Arjuna. True wisdom never collapses under attachment. Arjuna was not just breaking on a battlefield.
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra War, Arjuna sees his kin, his teacher, his friends arrayed on either side. He is a warrior, ...