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Barack Obama spent childhood years listening to Ramayan and Mahabharat

Barack Obama said that he has always held a special place for India due to his childhood years spent in Indonesia listening to the epic Hindu tales of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata

Mahabharata deconstructed

Stripping the epic of much embellishment through its careful reading, Dr Karve comes to the conclusion that, above all, it is a story of stoic people, not superhuman beings

Devdutt Pattanaik's new book overlooks questionable aspects of Hinduism

A readable account of a devotee and mythologist's visit to 32 sites overlooks or romanticises several questionable aspects of Hinduism, writes Chintan Girish Modi

The Chakravyuh challenge

Exiting from the lockdown will be as tricky and challenging as imposing it

Arrows of Arjuna in Mahabharata had atomic power, claims Bengal governor

Arrows of Mahabharata's Arjuna had atomic power, claims Bengal Governor

Judgement + character + humility = Board wisdom

Not just decisions but their implementation should also be wise

Sena demands unacceptable, we don't want mid-term Maharashtra polls: Shah

The Sena never questioned their assertions then but has now put forth demands which were unacceptable to the BJP, Shah said

The art of the con

The road to survival in the ancient world was often paved with bluff and deceit. The cons pulled were largely harmless and the subtext was: to survive, man had to trick the gods

Puneet Issar relooks at 'Mahabharata' from the eyes of its greatest villain

The play is also about the friendship between Karna and Duryodhana

Internet was used during the battle of Mahabharata: Tripura CM Biplab Deb

How could Dhritarashtra see through Sanjay's eyes? There was technology available at that time, says Biplab Kumar Deb