Epics of India Fall 2020

 The story left off with Duryodhana and stealing the cattle from the castle in King Virata's kingdom. Arjuna reveals the Pandava's identity after they needed weapons to steal the cattle back from the opposing side. Duryodhana escapes knowing that Arjuna and Uttara are coming with smoke. Arjuna and his mate are still able to recuperate the cattle. Now that their exile has come to an end, they decided it was time to pursue their kingdom.  The two parties have people saying to go to war and others say make peace. Krishna's brother, Satyaki, and Duryodhana decide that war will settle the beef. Even though both parties are at battle against eachother, everyone is aware that it is basically family against family. So, Krishna persuades Arjuna to obey Dharma, which is basically a set of war rules.  In the first round of war, Bhisma leads the armies of Duryodhana and gain advantage. On the second day of battles, the Pandava's are able to make an impressive comeback. Duryodhana w...

The reading is divided into two parts, Part A and Part B. These reading notes will be over Part A of Richard Wilsons Indian Story Book, The Five Tall Sons of Pandu.  To start with, Pandu is the father of five tall sons. These sons are Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, and a pair of twins, Nakula and Sahadeva. As the original plot of the Mahabharata states, when Pandu dies, his blind brother, Dhritarashtra becomes king. He still has a hundred sons in this version of the story. Duryodhana is still the eldest of all of the hundred sons of the king. Drona trains all the young princes in the arts of war.  After years of training, the princes have grown up and also mastered the arts of war. Drona composes a tournament and all of the cousins engage in mock battles. Duryodhana, the son of the blind king, and Bhima fight so harshly that Drona had to stop their fight to prevent any more escalation. Also, Arjuna is noticed for his impeccable skills in archery. A mysterious unknown man named K...