Vyasa's Mahabharata: The Parvans

Summary
Number of Sessions: 10
Resource Person: Dr. Kanad Sinha
Medium: English

Topics to be covered
1. Adiparvan: The Origin, Birth, and Marriage Stories in the Mahabharata
2. Sabhaparvan: Rajasuya and the Dice Games
3. Aranyakaparvan: Forest and Forest Dwellers in Indian Epics
4. Virataparvan: Cattle Raids and Mahabharata Economy
5. Udyogaparvan: Debates about War and Peace
6. Bhishmaparvan: Close Inspection of the Bhagavad Gita
7. The Five War Books: Analysing the Kurukshetra War
8. Stri, Shanti, and Anushasanaparvans: Post-war Trauma, Brahmanization, and Vaishnavization
9. Maushalaparvan: End of the Yadavas
10. Concluding Books: Hell, Heaven, and Afterlife