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Topic: Mahabharata

Not just ‘period pain’ — endometriosis a women’s health issue that must be prioritised, says study

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Ancient India’s battle of ideas: Yudhisthira & Arjuna are ideal kings. Don’t be like Ashoka

The literary creation of the figures of Yudhisthira and Arjuna in the Mahabharata was likely a response to the historical example of Ashoka’s crisis of conscience.

Hindus didn’t record their history right. Indraprastha’s foundation, age still uncertain

In Sawaneh-i Dehli, Mirza Ahmad Akhtar Gorgani explores the history of Delhi and how revered the city has been in Indian history.

Mewar-style Mahabharata painted by Muslim—what 2 art enthusiasts found buried in Udaipur fort

A trunk in a dingy room in Udaipur’s City Palace had been sheltering thousands of miniature paintings of the Mahabharata, painted by Allah Baksh between 1680 and 1698.

Two scholars say Mahabharata war wasn’t between Pandavas & Kauravas but Panchala & Kurus

In 'Hidden Links', Sangeeth Varghese and Zac Sangeeth talk about how random historical events shaped our world.

One story, many storytellers – ‘Andha Yug’ play on Mahabharata staged after 30 years in Delhi

Written shortly after the Partition, Andha Yug uses the Mahabharat as an allegory to reflect on the politics of violence endured by newly-independent India.

Who truly owns the biryani? Experts say Dharmasastras, Mahabharata mention it

In 'Don't Forward That Text', Amit Schandillia traces the roots of biryani—ancient India, Macedonia to Persia.

HoiChoi’s Mahabharat Murders is modern-day Kurukshetra where Duryodhana takes revenge

The OTT series is a typical crime thriller—bureaucratic settings, revenge, romance. What's unique is the blend of myth and modernity in a new India.

India created cultural illiteracy in the name of modernity

We are okay with Fabindia clothing. But an encounter with popular culture anywhere outside a museum makes us squeamish.

Dalit Veda Vyasa was India’s first nation builder. He was the child of an inter-caste union

In ‘Makers of Modern Dalit History’, Sudarshan Ramabadran and Guru Prakash Paswan write Veda Vyasa’s achievements show how Dalit communities have helped Hinduism revolutionise and reform.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.