Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Week 9 Reading: Part A

This story tells the Marabharata with the focus on the five Pandava brothers. It begins by giving some background information on the leadership history of the kingdom of Hastinapura. It began with King Bharata and long after that there was a king named Vichitravirya who died and left two sons name Dhritarashtra and Pandu. Dhritarashtra was blind so the throne went to Pandu. Pandu had 5 sons, the Panadavas, who were said to be sons on gods. Pandu dies and Dhritarashtra becomes kings. Duryadhana becomes jealous and tries to kill the Pnadavas but they escape through a secret tunnel. They go on an spree of battles with demons and end up fighting for the hand of Draupadi and Arjuna wins the contest for her hand.

Bibliography: The Princes of Elephant City (Link)

Draupadi and Pandavas (Source)


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