by Aseem Gupta | Jul 8, 2020 | Book Summaries and Analysis
The Mahabharata is often introduced as the story of a war between two branches of an Indian royal family, but that description is roughly equivalent to calling Hamlet a story about a prince whose father dies. The dynastic struggle between the Pandavas and Kauravas...
by Aseem Gupta | Jul 4, 2020 | Book Summaries and Analysis
The Bhagavad Gita begins at the moment when action has become almost impossible. Two branches of the same royal family stand ready for battle at Kurukshetra. Arjuna, one of the greatest warriors on the Pandava side, asks his charioteer Krishna to place their chariot...