Sharath Komarraju's Blog
February 24, 2024
(Full Novel) The Crows of Agra
Note to the Reader: This is a free-to-read version of my novel, The Crows of Agra. While you will not be charged any money explicitly for reading this, you will be served the occasional advertisement. If you wish to purchase a copy of this eBook for yourself (no ads, own ...
October 7, 2023
17 Fascinating Women from the Mahabharata
1. Draupadi Draupadi is – both by popular opinion and by the way the story is structured – the most important woman in the Mahabharata. In fact, if a poll were to be taken asking the question, ‘Who is the heroine of the Mahabharata?’ without a doubt, Draupadi would win ...
October 4, 2023
51 Lesser Known Tales from the Mahabharata
Sage and Scribe The Mahabharata spent a few generations being an ‘oral story’, by which I mean it was handed down from parents to children around campfires at dinnertime. The earliest epics of all ancient civilizations are oral, from the Iliad of Homer, the epic of Gilgamesh that the ancient ...
October 3, 2023
The Song of Vrindavan
Prologue Ganga Speaks I HAVE OFTEN SAID that the tale of the Great War is much like the river Ganga. At times it lies still and calm, like the water of the Crystal Lake, and at times it gushes forth, destroying everything in its path. At times it dies down ...
April 29, 2023
Readers Club Session 1: The First Book You Fell in Love With
Welcome to Session 1 of Readers Club! Here we get together once a week and share a few thoughts back and forth about the books we love. (And sometimes the books we don’t love. But that happens very sometimes.) Today I want to tell you about the first book I ...
April 21, 2023
Ganga: Your Complete Guide to the Mahabharata Heroine
Ganga is one of the minor but significant characters in the Mahabharata. She is the first wife of King Shantanu, the king of Hastinapur. She is the biological mother of Bhishma. Ganga plays an important role at the beginning of the Mahabharata story, chiefly by facilitating the birth of Prabhasa ...
April 20, 2023
Dushasana: Your Complete Guide to the Mahabharata Hero
Dushasana is one of the minor but significant characters in the Mahabharata. He is the younger brother of Duryodhana, who is in turn the oldest of the Kauravas, and the prime antagonist of the story. Dushasana’s character is defined by his utter loyalty to Duryodhana. His most notorious contribution occurs ...
April 18, 2023
Drupada: Your Complete Guide to the Mahabharata Hero
Drupada is one of the minor but significant characters in the Mahabharata. He is the king of Panchala for the entire timeline of the story, and he is one of the key enemies of the Kuru dynasty. Drupada fathers three children who each plays a significant role in the destruction ...
April 17, 2023
Dhrishtadyumna: Your Complete Guide to the Mahabharata Hero
Dhrishtadyumna is one of the minor but significant characters in the Mahabharata. He is the older brother of Draupadi, a son of Drupada, and the commander-in-chief of the Panchala forces in the Kurukshetra war. Dhrishtadyumna takes birth – fully formed as a youth – in a sacrificial fire when Drupada ...
April 8, 2023
Bhagadatta: Your Complete Guide to the Mahabharata Hero
Bhagadatta is one of the minor but significant characters in the Mahabharata. He is the ruler of what is called the Pragjyotisha kingdom, which is located to the far east of ancient India. Bhagadatta is considered one of the most powerful warriors to assemble on the Kurukshetra battlefield. He makes ...
