T he Mahabharata, one of the greatest epics of Indian mythology, revolves around complex characters, deep moral dilemmas, and ...

Bhishma Ashtami or ‘Bhishmashtami’ is a Hindu festival dedicated to ‘Bhishma’ of the great Indian epic ‘Mahabharata’. It is believed that Bhishma, also known as ‘Ganga Putr Bhism’ or ‘Bhishma Pitamaha ...

Bhishma, originally named Devavrata, is one of the central pillars in the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata who influenced the turn of events in the epic by his various acts of commission and omission.

There’s a striking similarity between Putin and Duryodhana, the cruel chief of the Kauravas. Also, between Zelensky and Arjuna, the most charismatic of the Pandavas.

The god Krishna (a dryly funny Neil D’Souza) asks this of one side of an all-consuming inter-family war, cousins against ...

In the Mahabharata, Shikhandi is a reincarnation of Princess Amba, who was abducted by Bhishma. Reborn as Drupada’s daughter, Shikhandini, she undergoes a sex change, fights in the Kurukshetra ...