Shadows and Sorcery…a Mahabharata tale from Kerala.

From Kathakali, the dance drama, Krishna, Malayati, and Kunti.From Kathakali, the sorcerer begins his work as Duryodhana watches.

We know the Mahabharata has many local legends added with local cultural flavors in it.

Kerala, God’s own country, as we call it, is in the southern part of India, it is a beautiful land with swaying coconut palms, sea-washed beaches, soaring mountains, verdant forests, and lush paddy fields, and stories of sorcery and magic.

So it was inevitable th...