Sarala Mahabharat

Here I will post some short pieces on Sarala Mahabharata. Sarala Das is known as the "aadikavi" (the first poet) of Oriya Literature. He lived and wrote in the 15th Century. Mahabharat is his magnum opus. The episodes in Sarala's Mahabharat are significantly different from those in Vyasa's (Sanskrit) Mahabharat. Some of these posts have been translated into French, German and Hindi.

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

THE REDEMPTION OF THE VASUS

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The Pandavas were already there in the lakshya griha (wax palace) in Varunavanta. Uncle Vidura had met them and advised them to live in the ...
Tuesday, April 20, 2021

A MORAL QUESTION FOR DURYODHANA (WHICH HE NEVER ANSWERED)

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Was it morally justified for Duryodhana to go to war against the Pandavas? Did he really hope to win? Had he carefully weighed his chances o...
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

RAI'S STORY

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Note: Like yesterday's post on "Bala Dhupa", this post is not about Sarala Mahabharata. Like "Bala Dhupa", it is a p...
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

CONFRONTING BRAHMINIZATION: THE STORY OF BALA DHUPA

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  From the Ashwina shukla ekadasi (eleventh day of the waxing moon of the month of Ashwina) till the end of the month of Kartika, a special ...
Wednesday, January 13, 2021

LECTURES ON SARALA MAHABHARATA

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  Link for the Video Lectures below: “The Tradition of Retelling of the (Vyasa) Mahabharata : An In-Depth Study of Odia Mahabharatas”.  10...
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Sunday, November 22, 2020

FOR YOUR INFORMATION, FRIENDS

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I have posted a manuscript - Ruminating Sarala Mahabharata -  the link to which is the following:  https://works.bepress.com/ bibudhendra_p...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

LAZY NOTES (IN LOCKDOWN)

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  V DHRITARASTRA’S ANGUISH   In the darkness of the night, Duryodhana, rattled, scared, intensely lonely and blood all over his body, fl...
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