Tag: Mahabharata

Tag: Mahabharata

Book Review- Maxims of Mahabharata
June 12, 2022 Books, History, India, Literature, Non Fiction, Poetry Sunil

By Sunil Kumar My review: A slim, curated volume of maxims gleaned from different parvas of the Mahabharata, the book is another glimpse into the vast canvas of what is arguably ancient India’s greatest epic. Indeed it would not be hyperbole to repeat what is mentioned within the epic itself- loosely translated as ‘What is

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My Review of ‘Mahabharata Unravelled’ by Ami Ganatra
September 5, 2021 Books, Cinema, Geopolitics, History, India, Information Technology, Literature, Non Fiction, Poetry, Sanskrit, Self-Help, Spirituality Sunil

By Sunil Kumar ‘Do your duty and shape your destiny. That is the secret of life. You hold the reins of destiny in your own hands’– Lord Krishna to the Pandavas. There is nothing that exemplifies the genius of ancient India more than the epics. They are the bedrock of Sanatana Culture and the Indosphere. The

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Bheema in Mahabharata was called Vrikodara? What is the meaning of Vrikodara?
February 4, 2021 Literature, Poetry, Sanskrit Sunil

By Sunil Kumar Vrikodara means a person who has a voracious or ravenous appetite. It is also used to indicate wolf-bellied, imagine a person with a hungry wolf in his stomach. It is a compound Sanskrit word, consisting of the terms vrka and udara, literally a person who has a generous gluttonous fire in his

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