Epics of India - Vinay Kalvacherla

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...

'Twas a joyous occasion. The three contenders for the throne of Hastinapur were born: Dhritarashtra, Pandu, and Vidura. The throne would not go unoccupied! The people of the city celebrated with music, drink, and food for three days and three nights straight. They thanked the gods for their generosity in ensuring that Hastinapur's royal legacy passed on. However, there were problems. Prince Dhritarashtra was born blind, and Prince Pandu was always sickly thin and pale. Of the three, the wisest and healthiest was Vidura. This persisted even as the three princes grew up. Dhritarashtra was always fair and just in his judgment, using his sense of hearing to make up for his lack of vision. Pandu was a good warrior, but got tired very easily. Vidura, however, was both just and valiant. No one beat him in the warrior training grounds, and even the court elders looked up to his fair judgment. The people absolutely loved him. The time came for one of the princes to be crowned King...

What if Queen Ganga decided not to drown their children, but instead made them denizens of the river? Since she herself is the Goddess of a river, then that adds a new twist to the story  One possible plot twist could be making the story of Devavrata similar to that of Karna, in which he fights against his own kin, Shantanu, bringing interesting parallels/foreshadowing  The story of Shantanu and the fisherman's wife could be twisted into a story of a "test" for Shantanu A thought question: what if Devavrata never took the vow of celibacy that made him become Bhishma? What if he just chose to subdue the fisherman? A potential story line could also be one in which Amba and her two sisters fight back against Bhishma, or agree to his commands with the goal of usurping all the power for themselves Amba also goes to Parushurama - another avatar of Vishnu - to resolve her issue with Bhishma  I could also write a story from the perspective of Vyas, the loyal son of Saty...