Reading Notes: Mahabharatha - Karmic Revolution, Part B


  • A possibility for a story or exploration is to tell a story from the point of view of Gandhari, who, according to some legends, chose to blindfold herself in order to emulate her blind husband's day-to-day life 
  • What is Karna's point of view on all of this? As the son of the Sun, doesn't he have an elevated demigod status? Writing a story from the point of his view and giving him a degree of omniscience would be interesting - it would make it seem like what happened was all predestined 
  • Dhritarashtra has 100 sons (the Kauravas), but some stories say that of those 100 children, 99 were sons and there was actually 1 daughter. It would be interesting to explore that 
  • Drona is a very interesting character throughout the Mahabharatha as a whole - he is involved with both the Kauravas and Pandavas, but also has that side story of Ekalavya. And, he chooses to fight for the Kauravas in the final war. Why so? Perhaps that could be the source of future exploration
Artwork of Karna emphasizing his beginnings from the Sun. Source.


Bibliography: Mahabharatha by Epified, Link to Part B

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  1. Kayleigh ZemaitisOctober 19, 2017 at 10:15 PM

    I think it would be so interesting for you to tell the story from the point of view of Gandhari. You would be able to explore so many more sensory details than just sight, which is the most common one used. You also never really get to hear how she feels about doing this. I have always wondered if she always wears the blind fold or if she sneaks it off or something. I really think you should do this for one of your retellings!

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