About Us
Hello guys! I am Uma Shankari, the author of this website. I started this website in March 2013 when Sun TV started broadcasting Mahabharatham in Tamil. The opening episode captivated me. Emperor Janamejaya, the king of Hastinapura, ascends the throne after the death of his father Parikshit, the son of Abhimanyu and grandson of Arjuna. His father had died of being bitten by Takshaka, the king of the Nagas. Janamejaya seeks revenge by killing all the snakes through performing a great Sarpa Satra sacrifice, At that time, a learned sage named Astika, whose mother is a Naga called Manasa, speaks thus: "What is 'dharma' to one may appear to be 'adharma' to another, because each one is governed by swa-dharma. Evil cannot be fully eradicated. It is needed to keep goodness entrenched. The creation is a matrix of three guna Sattva, Rajas and Tamas; Sattvic guna is as important as Tamasic, else creation cannot be sustained". This is the reason why Takshaka (representing evil) has to be let free to survive.
Sage Vyasa's Mahabharata, written during the 4th century BCE, is humungous, and for someone to read, understand and analyze critically becomes an academic exercise, not possible for every one. That's why our forefathers incorporated it in all art forms of literature, theatre, music and dance. The epic raises many moral and ethical questions which are relevant even today.
Mahabharata, as portrayed in TV channels, is often influenced by popular culture and regional belief system, and may not be based on authentic text. Yet it provides a starting point for initiating a deeper study. I started this blog, with the idea of integrating it with a forum later on where people may exchange their thoughts freely.
Contact
Contact Address :B1301, Lloyds garden, Appsaheb marathe marg, Prabhadevi located in India.
Email me : umashankari.venkataraman@gmail.com
Mahabharata References
- https://www.sivanandaonline.org//?cmd=displaysection§ion_id=1155
- https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Mahabharata
- https://aravindvenkatachalam.net/2014/04/13/the-mahabharata-within-you-part-1/
- https://aravindvenkatachalam.net/2014/04/14/the-mahabharat-within-you-part-ii/
- https://aravindvenkatachalam.net/2014/04/16/the-mahabharata-inside-you-part-iii/
- Mahabharata in 36 tweets: https://twitter.com/soumyadip/timelines/449096550476566528
- https://aravindvenkatachalam.net/2012/11/27/karma-of-karna/
- https://mahabharatham.arasan.info/ (Tamil)
- https://www.infinityfoundation.com/mandala/i_es/i_es_chakr_mahabharata_frameset.htm
- http://hindumythologyforgennext.blogspot.com/
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