Context part 1. Who is Who and What happened?...

This is the final context before chapter 1. This episode talks about Why Mahabharatha is considered as the fifth veda, What are the three factors that controls us, Why is it we invoke and give our respect to gods before any occasion. 

This verse talks about What Arjuna wanted from Krishna and how Krishna saw his request. 

Young Bheema fight with the NagasThe stories of Mahabharata continues. The conflict between the Pandava brothers and the Kaurava brothers began at an early age. In this episode we learn of the first attempt by the Kaurava brothers, primarily Duryodhona and Duhsashana, to eliminat ...  Show more

On the classic Hindu text (ca. the 3rd century B.C.E.), part of the Indian Epic poem Mahabharata, attributed to Vyasa, using Keya Maitra's 2018 translation/commentary. What is it to live wisely? What grounds duty? Listen as the supreme God Krishna convinces archer hero Arjuna tha ...  Show more

I've been wanting to read this story almost since I started this podcast. I'm not sure why, but maybe because there are so many little stories that make up one bigger story. We could say there are several main characters. And I thought maybe it would be one that less of you are f ...  Show more

Sudipta Bhawmik and Avi ZivThe other day, Avi and I sat together to chat about what goes on behind the scenes of “The Stories of Mahabharata” podcast. We talked about how Avi goes about designing the sound for the podcast. And I spoke about the development process of each episode ...  Show more