Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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Dronacharya — the brahmin master of arms who trained both Pandavas and Kauravas, the peerless archer-teacher and Kaurava general felled by a half-truth
Draupadi — the fire-born queen and wife of the five Pandavas whose humiliation in the dice-hall and the miracle of the endless sari ignite the Kurukshetra
Arjuna — the peerless archer-hero of the Mahabharata, son of Indra, wielder of the bow Gandiva, slayer of Karna, and the warrior to whom Krishna sang the
Bhima — the mightiest mortal of the Mahabharata, son of the wind-god Vayu, master of the mace, slayer of demons and all hundred Kauravas, and the avenger
Karna — secret eldest Pandava and son of Surya, abandoned at birth and scorned for caste, who became Duryodhana's loyal champion. Peerless, generous, and
Bhishma — the celibate warrior-patriarch of the Mahabharata, son of Ganga, who renounced throne and progeny by a terrible vow and chose the hour of his
Ghatotkacha — the heroic half-rakshasa giant of the Mahabharata, son of Bhima, whose night-battle rampage forced Karna to spend his infallible spear,
The brahmarakshasa — the wrathful ghost of a learned brahmin who misused sacred knowledge, blending demon cruelty with scholarly power, feared above all
Narada Muni — the vina-playing divine sage, mind-born son of Brahma and supreme devotee of Vishnu, whose mischievous interventions set countless Hindu
Agastya Muni — one of the seven saptarishi who drank the ocean dry, humbled the Vindhya mountains, carried the Vedas south, and founded Tamil grammar and
