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December 2018

• 79) Dealing with fear of rejection – Analyzing Karna’s character

July 2014

• 78) Mahabharata characters 73 Abhimanyu 2 Confronting conspiracy with courage
• 77) Mahabharata characters 72 Abhimanyu 1 Penetrating the impenetrable phalanx
• 76) Mahabharata characters 71 Ashwatthama The dangerous temptation to punish
• 75) Mahabharata characters 70 Karna 5 The tragic end of heroic misdirection
• 74) Mahabharata characters 69 Karna 3 Is word of honor greater than life of honor
• 73) Mahabharata characters 68 Karna 2 Status insecurity leads to shocking immorality
• 72) Mahabharata characters 67 – Karna 1 – Did life give him a raw deal?
• 71) Mahabharata characters 66 Duryodhana 5 Baffled in words, battles and spirits
• 70) Mahabharata characters 65 Duryodhana 4 Incompetence and fault finding personified
• 69) Mahabharata characters 64 Duryodhana 3 Foolishly adding fuel to fire
• 68) Mahabharata characters 63 Duryodhana 2 Krishna’s magnanimity vs Duryodhna’s obstinacy
• 67) Mahabharata characters 62 Duryodhana 1 The humiliator is humiliated
• 66) Mahabharata characters 61 Draupadi 2 Exemplary devotion amidst tribulation
• 65) Mahabharata characters 60 Draupadi 1 Responding to vice with virtue
• 64) Mahabharata characters 59 – Sahadeva – Using intelligence in the service of dharma
• 63) Mahabharata characters 58 – Nakula – Sustaining unity amidst individuality
• 62) Mahabharata characters 57 – Arjun 20 – World conquest for Ashwamedha-yajna
• 61) Mahabharata characters 56 – Arjuna 19 – The difficult disciplining of Ashvatthama
• 60) Mahabharata characters 55 – Arjuna 18 – The final battle with Karna
• 59) Mahabharata characters 54 – Arjun 17 – Devotional surrender amidst mixed feelings at Drona’s death M
• 58) Mahabharata characters 53 – Arjuna 16 – Racing against time with the Lord of time
• 57) Mahabharata characters 52 – Arjuna 15 – Breaking through the wall of the Kaurava forces
• 56) Mahabharata characters 51 – Arjuna 14 – Besting the fearsome elephant and the formidable elephant wa
• 55) Mahabharata characters 50 – Arjuna 13 – Battling and serving the beloved grandsire
• 54) Mahabharata characters 49 – Arjuna 12 – The Gita goes far beyond violence to transcendence
• 53) Mahabharata characters 48 – Arjuna 11 – The divine heart calls the human heart to the path of love
• 52) Mahabharata Characters 47 – Arjuna 10 – Arguments against and for fighting in the Gita
• 51) Mahabharata Characters 46 – Arjuna 09 – Choose Krishna over the world
• 50) Mahabharata Characters 45 – Arjuna 08 – The stunning victory at Virata
• 49) Mahabharata Characters 44 – Arjuna 07 – Singlehanded triumph over the Nivatkavachas and Kalakanyas
• 48) Mahabharata Characters 43 – Arjuna 05 – Heaven hath no fury like a woman scorned

June 2014

• 47) Mahabharata Characters 42 – Arjuna 05 – Austerity and audacity for the pleasure of Lord Shiva
• 46) Mahabharata Characters 41 – Arjuna 04 – All the gods bested at Khandava
• 45) Mahabharata Characters 40 – Arjuna 03 – The match made with Krishna as the matchmaker
• 44) Mahabharata Characters 39 – Arjuna 02 – Accepting exile to honour virtue
• 43) Mahabharata Characters 38 – Arjuna 01 – Diligence is essential for attaining excellence
• 42) Mahabharata Characters 37 – Bhima 07 – Draupadi’s dishonorers destroyed
• 41) Mahabharata Characters 36 – Bhima 06 – Bhima decimates the Kauravas in the war’s first sixteen days
• 40) Mahabharata Characters 35 – Bhima 05 – Bhima’s heroics during incognito exile
• 39) Mahabharata Characters 34 – Bhima 04 – Meting punishment while giving forgiveness
• 38) Mahabharata Characters 33 – Bhima 03 – An attack on the gods that fulfilled a godly purpose
• 37) Mahabharata Characters 32 – Bhima 02 – No demon is a match to this human
• 36) Mahabharata Characters 31 – Bhima 01 – Growing stronger through danger and disaster
• 35) Mahabharata Characters 30 – Yudhisthira 08 – Dharmaraja’s moments of infamy and glory in the war
• 34) Mahabharata Characters 29 – Yudhisthira 07 – Steadiness through wisdom amidst the war’s worries
• 33) Mahabharata Characters 28 – Yudhisthira 06 – Wisdom wins where strength fails (Nahusha & Yaksha)
• 32) Mahabharata Characters 27 – Yudhisthira 05 – Words of wisdom vs words of anger in the forest
• 31) Mahabharata Characters 26 – Yudhisthira 04 – The Pandavas dishonoured and dispossessed
• 30) Mahabharata Characters 25 – Yudhisthira 03 – The virtuous victimized in the vicious gambling match
• 29) Mahabharata Characters 24 – Yudhisthira 02 – The world’s king glorifies the supreme king
• 28) Mahabharata Characters 23 – Yudhisthira 01 – Sticking to integrity amidst injustice
• 27) Mahabharata Characters 22 – Kunti 03 – Successful amidst misery after misery
• 26) Mahabharata Characters 21 – Kunti 02 – The glorious mother sees the glory of her sons and her Lord
• 25) Mahabharata Characters 20 – Kunti 01 – The blessing that made a nightmare and a dream come true
• 24) Mahabharata Characters 19 – Vidura 01 – A true friend, affectionate but not attached
• 23) Mahabharata Characters 18 – Dhritarashtra 04 – Losing Everything Before Losing Blindiness
• 22) Mahabharata Characters 17 – Dhritarashtra 03 – Blaming destiny for irresponsibility
• 21) Mahabharata Characters 16 – Dhritarashtra 02 – How the attached get manipulated
• 20) Mahabharata Characters 15 – Dhritarashtra 01 – The blindness of attachment begins
• 19) Mahabharata Characters 14 – Drona 04 – Repaying deceit with deceit
• 18) Mahabharata Characters 13 – Drona 03 – The Blunder Under Pressure

May 2014

• 17) Mahabharata Characters 12 – Drona 02 – The Teacher’s Tests
• 16) Mahabharata Characters 16 – Dhritarashtra 02 – How the attached get manipulated
• 15) Mahabharata Characters 11 – Drona 01 – From poverty to power
• 14) Mahabharata Characters 10 – Bhishma 09 – The Ideal Departure
• 13) Mahabharata Characters 09 – Bhishma 08 – The Grandsire on the arrow bed
• 12) Mahabharata Characters 08 – Bhishma 07 – Transcendental devotion amidst violent confrontation
• 11) Mahabharata Characters 07 – Bhishma 06 – The heartbreaking conflict among loved ones
• 10) Mahabharata Characters 06 – Bhishma 05 – The sacrifice of reputation for devotion
• 9) Mahabharata Characters 05 – Bhishma 04 – The celibate becomes the match-maker
• 8) Mahabharata Characters 04 – Bhishma 03 – A test of faith
• 7) Mahabharata Characters 03 – Bhishma 02 – The fatal complication
• 6) Mahabharata Characters 02 – Bhishma 01 – The fierce vow
• 5) Mahabharata Characters 01 – Three understandings of the timeless classic

October 2012

• 4) Mahabharata Characters 4 – Duryodhana
• 3) Mahabharata Characters 3 – Karna 2 (Hindi)
• 2) Mahabharata Characters 2 – Karna 1 (Hindi)
• 1) Mahabharata Characters 1 – Bheeshma (Hindi)