Interesting Stories From Indian History

  10 Interesting Facts About Mahabharata 1. According to Indian mythology, Mahabharat battle took place 5000 years ago. 2. Eklavya was the first archer to shoot an arrow with two fingers(Index and Middle) 3. Karna was a better warrior then Arjuna, Arjuna pushed Karna chariot 10 steps back every time but Karna was only able to push 2 steps backward, seeing this lord Krishna praised Karna this made arjuna very angry, when questioned by him Krishna said it was impossible for any human to ever push your chariot backward or even shake because the chariot of him contain the weight of all universe 4. Duryodhana had not participated in Draupadi swayamvara as he was already married to the princess of Kalinga Bhanumati and had promised her that he would never marry again and thus kept his word 5. Dhristatashtra's son Yugustsu did not participate in Mahabharat as he did not approve Duryodhana's actions 6. Around 8800 verses of Mahabharata are not solved yet. 7. Krishna is the most twiste...

1. The earliest versions of the study from Sanskrit into English were created in 1785 CE by man Charles Wilkins. 2. The name Bhagavad Gita implies "The music of the God" 3. It is composed as a poem and it contains some important issues associated with the Indian mental and religious practice. 4. The Bhagavad Gita does not create the act of the Mahabharata. 5. The Bhagavad Gita is the most treasured and famous of India's spiritual texts, composed of 700 verses 6. The Bhagavad Gita affirms the human desire to be a part of something beyond the idiosyncratic, individual self as defined by the limitation of biology, economics, and culture. 7. It is believed that three other people beside Arjuna listened to the Gita directly from Krishna, They are Barbarik, Hanuman, and Sanjay. 8. It is said that Krishna tried to narrate Bhagavad Gita to Duryodhana first. 9. The Bhagavad Gita is translated into approximately 175 languages. 10. There is a Hollywood movie about a golfer and his m...

1.  Karan was the most attractive personality of Mahabharata but surprisingly, in his previous life, he was a demon named ‘Dambhodbhava’ or Sahastra-Kavach who got a boon from sun god to be protected by a thousand armour ‘Kavach’ and which could only be broken by someone who had performed a penance of a thousand years and whoever would break the armour would die immediately. He was killed by Nar and Narayan(Vishnu) 999 times and finally, after he took refuge with Surya, the sun-god, to be reborn as Karan. 2. Karan was originally named Vasusena by his foster parents but because his foster mother’s name was Radha, he was popularly called Radhey, as well. 3. Karan had Bhargavastra which nobody else possessed. The Bhargavastra, Vijaya and his Kavach along with Kundal made Karan one of the most powerful warriors in the Universe. He used Vijaya only once in Kurukshetra war. He was acknowledged as Duryodhan’s finest warrior. 4. His curse by his guru Parasuram  on his last day at Guru...

The Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic where the main story revolves around two branches of a family - the Pandavas and Kauravas - who, in the Kurukshetra War, battle for the throne of Hastinapura. Interwoven into this narrative are several smaller stories about people dead or living, and philosophical discourses. Krishna-Dwaipayan Vyasa, himself a character in the epic, composed it; as, according to tradition, he dictated the verses and Ganesha wrote them down. At 100,000 verses, it is the longest epic poem ever written, generally thought to have been composed in the 4th century BCE or earlier. The events in the epic play out in the Indian subcontinent and surrounding areas. It was first narrated by a student of Vyasa at a snake-sacrifice of the great-grandson of one of the major characters of the story. Including within it the Bhagavad Gita, the Mahabharata is one of the most important texts of ancient Indian, indeed world, literature.

Arjun was one of the five pandavas brother of the Mahabharata epic. He was born to Kunti and king Pandu with energy of Indra the leader of the gods. At a very young age he got acclaim for his sincerity and skill in archery. He was known for his steadfastness and single mindless in pursuing his goals, He was instrumental in winning Draupadi in a contest for himself  and his brothers as their joint wife. He also married Subhadra the sister of Krishna and Balarama and kept his friendship with them for ever. Lord Krishna became his mentor and guide for the rest of his life. The Bhagvad Gita or the song of god was revealed by lord Shree Krishna to Arjun on the threshold of the epic war of Mahabharata. A decisive war between two set of cousins the Kauravas and the Pandavas was just about to commence on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, A detailed account of the reasons which led to a war of such enormity are given  under Introduction, under "The Setting of the Bhagavad Gita".

Karna the child of Surya ( Sun god) was born with a shield that protected him from weapons and atrocities of the war. It might be similar to the organic shield like exoskeleton found in tortoise, still extremely solid. Not at all like fake exoskeleton used by people, Karna’s Kavach was mixed with his body. He later gave it to Indra, the father of Arjuna, who was threatened by Karna’s skill, perseverance and strength.