Epics of India

This week I decided to read a modern version of the Mahabharata. The Mahabharata was much harder for me to get into, unlike the Ramayana tha...

Who is the Strongest Man of All? apple (wikipedia) The heat was on. Drona had just announced the most exciting news anyone had heard in...

This week I chose to read Nivedita's version of the Mahabharata.  I had seen the options for Nivedita's writing in the past weeks, s...

So far I have really enjoyed reading both the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, so I feel like in the weeks ahead I would like to explore more a...

So far this semester has been pretty hectic for me.  I work full time and this is my only class, so I am pretty removed from school.  I have...

Shikhandin, a warrior born a woman, but transformed into a man, sought Bhishma in battle.  Bhishma could not bare to fight a woman, even if...

This week I chose to read Wilson's shortened version of the Mahabharata.  This version was interesting to me because there are no gods, ...