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'''''Dharmayuddha''''' was the twelfth story in ''[[Burning with Optimism's Flames (anthology)|Burning with Optimism's Flames]]''. It was a story deeply rooted in | '''''Dharmayuddha''''' was the twelfth story in ''[[Burning with Optimism's Flames (anthology)|Burning with Optimism's Flames]]''. It was a story deeply rooted in the {{wi|Mahabharata}}, retelling the story of the [[Kurukshetra war]] from the perspective of minor villainous characters and recontextualizing myth to the [[anchoring of the thread]]. | ||
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Dharmayuddha was the twelfth story in Burning with Optimism's Flames. It was a story deeply rooted in the Mahabharata, retelling the story of the Kurukshetra war from the perspective of minor villainous characters and recontextualizing myth to the anchoring of the thread.
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jarasandha
- Krishna
- Bhima
- Arjuna
- Brihadratha
- Chandrakaushika
- Yudhisthira
- Nakula and Sahadeva
- Abhimanyu
- Dronacharya
- Bheeshma
- Draupadi
- Nakula
- Kamsa
- Devaki
- Vasudeva
- Nanda
- Yashoda
- Jara
- Duryodhana
- Jarasandha's wife
- Hidimba
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Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was represented on the cover of Burning with Optimism's Flames by a nesting doll decorated as the goddess Shiva.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Kaliyuga replaced the Dvapara Yuga. (PROSE: Christmas on a Rational Planet)
- History was remade in the laying of the thread. (PROSE: The Book of the War)
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