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.

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

THE STORY OF TWO MOTHERS

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In Sarala Mahabharata , Kunti and Gandhari never had an easy relationship. It was bound to be so. Kunti wanted her eldest son, Yudhisthira, ...
Friday, September 16, 2022

FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION, FRIENDS

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This is to say that my book “ Life’s Little Tales ” has been published. It was published in April this year. It is published by Sikshasandha...
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Thursday, June 30, 2022

POET SARALA DAS AND HIS MAHABHARATA

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  Sudramuni Sarala Das, who belongs to the fifteenth century, is celebrated as the first major poet, the  aadi kavi , of Odia literature. T...
Monday, November 22, 2021

KUNTI'S VANAPRASTHA

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  Kunti and Gandhari never had an easy relationship. It was bound to be so. Kunti wanted her eldest son, Yudhisthira, inherit the throne of ...
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Monday, November 8, 2021

TOWARDS A HUMANISTIC READING OF MAHABHARATA

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  About a month ago, I listened for a while to a television debate in Odia on the decision, presumably by the Government of Madhya Pradesh, ...
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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