Epics from India

                                                   Image Details: Blue diamond, Source: Pixabay It was five years after Dev broke up with me. I remember the day very well. It was our third anniversary and I remembering being so excited. Dev called me late last night and told me that he wanted to meet me the next day to tell me something important. I immediately thought that he was going to propose to me. We were the perfect couple. We respected and loved each other. We loved the same kinds of movies, laughed at the same type of jokes, and could even finish each other’s sentences. All of our friends branded us as the married couple of the group. And me- I loved him so much. I didn’t know a life apart for me. This is why what happened next tore me apart. I got to the park thirty minutes early. I wanted to soak in every moment. I remember the casca...

Abhimanyu: The star crossed prince                                                            Image Details: Abhimanyu, Source: W ikimedia Abhimanyu is the son of Krishna’s sister and was also a descendant of the Pandavas. When the Pandavas were exiled by the Kauravas, Abhimanyu and his mother remain in the city. Abhimanyu vows to avenge the wrongdoings done to his father, Arjuna. During their thirteenth year of exile, the Pandavas find themselves in the court of Virata. The king offers his daughter in marriage to Arjuna. During this time, Krishna tries to broker peace between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. However, his attempts are futile as the Kauravas want war. During the war, Abhimanyu attacks Bhisma and finally kills him. Abhimanyu proves to be successful in his battle strategies. He manages to wound Karna and smashes...

Uloopi: The naga princess who fell in love with Arjuna Image Details: Topaz, Source: Max Pixel The comic book begins with Arjuna in exile. As he is bathing in the Ganges, he is dragged down in the river. He wakes up in a palace and he meets Uloopi, the daughter of king of the underwater city. She wishes to marry him and the couple spends some time together. Afterwards, Arjuna returns to land. Later on, Arjuna travels to Manipur and meets Chitraganda, the daughter of the king. Arjuna becomes attracted to her and wants to marry her. The king is delighted and the couple is married and has a child. Uloopi deduces that Arjuna does not love her and decides to Chitraganda and her son. Once she reaches Manipur, Uloopi announces herself as sister to Chitraganda and she adopts Arjuna’s son as her own. She raises him and tells him to excel in archery like his father. During the Kurukshetra war, Arjuna kills Bhisma. The gods become furious and want to send Arjuna to hell when he di...