The Wrap-Up Post – Mahabharata Mash Up
Namaste,
This is the final post of the year’s A to ZChallenge.
A huge thank you to everyone who read, commented,and encouraged me during the month. I loved your input and theadditional snippets of information you shared with me. Lakshmi M and Lakshmi A, Ratna mam, Monica, Anshu, Sanjeeta ji, Aparna, Narayani, Preeti, Priya, and Soumya, thank you!
Be it thediscussion about whitewashing Ravan’s crimes orthe wonderful symbolism behind the story of the Samudra Manthan, youropinions were a treat to read!
Despite my intentions, I couldn’t read many otherblogs as I wanted to. However, I managed to read the dailyepisodes of a novella on Tales of Suchita. It is a low-stakes romance set incontemporary India (Mumbai). Chiranjeev is such an adorable MMC!
Another blog I followed was The Other Side by Tim Brannan. I admit I know nothing aboutthe Dungeons & Dragons game (except that there’s a tarot deck based on it).Now, I know a little more, thanks to the posts by Tim. He is a professionalgamer and a repository of knowledge about D&D.
Moreover, thanks to the #ReadTheNew initiative byBlogchatter, I found wonderful posts and 30 different blogsthroughout the challenge. Some shared lovely poems, some gave practicalparenting tips, and some bloggers talked about things they loved – food, music,or art.
The month-long challenge has come to an end,and as always, I have bittersweet feelings about it. Hoping we can meet nextyear. I might do a season two on the same theme! In the meantime, hop over to the Draupadi Parashakti website for more write-ups about the Mahabharata. We are working on the character pages now.
Here are the links to all the posts:
Day 1: A for Ashta Vasus
Day 2: B for Brahma's Sabha
Day 3: C for Chitrasena, the Gandharva
Day 4: D for Dwaraka’s Description
Day 5: E for A Year as Eunuch: The Story of Brihannala
Day 6: F for Forest Life of the Pandavas
Day 7: Sunday - Break
Day 8: G for Gangavataranam
Day 9: H for Hidimba's Son, Ghatotkacha
Day 10: I for Indra's Sabha
Day 11:
Day 12: K for Kubera's Sabha
Day 13: L for Love Stories in Mahabharata
Day 14: Sunday - Break
Day 15: M for Matali, The Charioteer of Indra
Day 16: N for Nahusha
Day 17: O for Omens in Mahabharata
Day 18: P for Pasupata Astra: The Battle Between Shiva and Arjuna
Day 19: Q for Queens in Mahabharata
Day 20: R for Ravana's Family History
Day 21: Sunday - Break
Day 22: S for Samudra Manthan
Day 23: T for Takshaka, the Naga King
Day 24: U for Usinara's Test
Day 25: V for Varuna's Sabha
Day 26: W for Why the Vindhya Mountains Swelled
Day 27: X for X Marks the Spot: Jayadratha's Vadha
Day 28: Sunday - Break
Day 29: Y for Yamadharmaraja's Sabha
Day 30: Z for Zodiac and Mahabharata
Bing is getting better at generating images withtext. I’m not sure if it is a good thing or not!
Of course, I cannot conclude the post without including a couple of videos. ;)
Here are two scenes (in the technicolor version, the original was B&W) from my favorite movie, Mayabazar.
This one is when Subhadra and Abhimanyu are sent to where Hidimba and Ghatotkacha live by Krishna (right after the Pandavas' exile).
This scene is where Ghatotkacha marries Lakshamana (Dhuryodhana's son) in the guise of Sasirekha (Balarama's daughter). The real Sasirekha was getting married to Abhimanyu elsewhere. Savitri's acting is a masterclass!
And bye! See you next year. :)
