The Stories of Mahabharata

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Jun 14 2025
3 min

Mahabharata episode 77: The Final Departure

After ruling Hastinapur for 38 years, the Pandavas decide to give up their kingdom and proceed to the heavens on foot. On the way, Bheem, Arjun, Nakul, Sahadev and Draupa

Feb 24 2025
15 min

Mahabharata episode 76: Vanaprastha and the End of the Yadavas

Dhritarashtra, Gandhari, Kunti and Vidur decide to leave the palace and spend the rest of their lives in the forest. Cursed by the sages, the Yadavas, Vrishnis and the An

Dec 23 2024
23 min

Mahabharata Episode 75: Yudhishthira, The King of Hastinapur

On Vyasa’s advice Yudhistir decides to perform the Aswamedha Yagna or the horse sacrifice. In the meantime, Uttara gives birth to a still born baby. Krishna revives the c

Oct 21 2024
17 min

Mahabharata Episode 74: The Mourning

The Pandavas visit the grieving King Dhritarashtra and queen Gandhari. Krishna saves Bheem from being crushed by Dhritarashtra. Gandhari curses Krishna for his role in de

Jul 30 2024
22 min

Mahabharata Episode 73: Aswathama's Revenge

Aswathama takes his revenge by attacking the Pandava camp in the middle of the night and killing the five sons of Draupadi. He also kills Dhristyadumna to avenge his fath

Jun 4 2024
22 min

Mahabharata Episode 72: Day Eighteen of The War

On the 18th day of the war, Yudhistir kills Shalya, the newly appointed Kaurava chief and effectively ends the war. Duryodhan flees the battle field and hides in lake Dwa

Mar 24 2024
29 min

Mahabharata Episode 71: Fall of Karna

On the seventeenth day of the war, Bheem kills Dussashan and in a ghastly act drinks his blood. An unarmed and helpless Karna is killed by Arjun ensuring the victory of t

Jan 5 2024
22 min

Mahabharata Episode 70: The Seventeenth Day of the War

As per Karna's wish, Duryodhan appoints Shalya as his charioteer. Shalya accepts the offer with the intention to distract Karna from the Pandavas. Arjun and Krishna visit

Oct 2 2023
29 min

Mahabharata Episode 69: Karna, the new Kaurava Commander-in-chief

Duryodhan appoints Karna as the new commander in chief of the Kaurava army. Karna vows to destroy the Pandavas. Yudhistir defeats Duryodhan in a one-on-one combat, but sp

Jul 11 2023
16 min

Mahabharata Episode 68: Fall of Dron

Guru Dronacharya, the commander in chief of the Kaurava army has been wreaking havoc in the Pandava army. Krishna had to devise a devious plan to ensure the fall of the g

Apr 3 2023
23 min

Mahabharata Episode 67: Fall of Ghatotkach

Provoked by Kripacharya and Aswathama, Karna launches a vicious attack on the Pandava soldiers. Krishna asks Bheem's son - Ghatotkach the Rakshas - to stop Karna. Ghatotk

Jan 9 2023
18 min

Mahabharata Episode 66: The Killing of Jayadrath

Jayadrath hides behind the Kaurava warriors who are bent upon protecting him from Arjun's wrath. If they can protect Jayadrath till sundown, Arjun has to kill himself to

Oct 28 2022
16 min

Mahabharata Episode 65: The Fourteenth day of the war

Duryodhan and Dron assures Jayadrath of his protection from Arjun's wrath. They create an impenetrable formation to hide Jayadrath till sunset. On the fourteenth day of t

Jul 31 2022
20 min

Mahabharata Episode 64: Arjun Vows Revenge

Abhimanyu's death leaves the Pandava brothers heartbroken. Yudhistir loses his will to fight. Vyasa tries to console and lift their spirits. When Arjun receives the news,

May 9 2022
16 min

Mahabharata Episode 63: Day Thirteen of the War - Fall of Abhimanyu

On the thirteenth day of the battle, Drona arranged his forces in the Chakra Vyuha ( or Wheel) formation. Only Arjun knew the secret technique to penetrate the Chakra Vyu

Mar 27 2022
14 min

Mahabharata Episode 62: Day Twelve of the War

Dron's failure to capture Yudhistir frustrates Duryodhan. Trigarta King Susharma, his brothers and allies vow to draw away Arjun from the main action and kill him. But wh

Jan 19 2022
18 min

Mahabharata Episode 61: Day Eleven of the War – Duryodhan appoints Dron as the commander-in chief

On the eleventh day morning, Karna visits the great Kaurava patriarch Bhishma lying on a bed of arrows to seek his blessings. Meanwhile in the Kaurava camp, Duryodhan is

Sep 20 2021
21 min

Mahabharata Episode 60: Day Ten of the War – Fall of Bhishma

Bhishma lying on a bed of arrows Yudhistir and his brothers beg Bhishma for his life. Bhishma obliges by giving them the only strategy that can kill him. Arjun, with a h

Jun 2 2021
23 min

Mahabharata Episode 59: The Battle of Kurukshetra – Day Nine

Bhishma in battle On day nine of the Kurukshetra war, Bhishma unleashed his fury like never before. The Pandavas suffered severe losses and realized that if Bhishma cont

Jan 19 2021
18 min

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#38 ▼ 5 Performing Arts US

What listeners say

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The storyteller, Sudipta Bhawmik, is wonderful. He keeps you engaged throughout. The music and sound complement the storytelling very well. The story is one of the greatest of all time, with action, romance, court intrigue, philosophy, nuanced characters, humor, terror, in short— everything! The Mahabharata is extremely long, and Bhawmik really took on an enormous task in bringing it down to a manageable size. If you have read the epic you will probably be sad to find some of your favorite scenes left out, but they have done an excellent job condensing it, and I am so glad that this production was undertaken and done so well.

Fhurghuydeghoihgdsf · Jan 2026

A great effort to create this series. My daughter loved this and I found a great way to introduce Mahabharata to kids.

HarsV · Jan 2025

As an Indian-American, I have been extremely interested in learning about the stories of Indian culture, and the Mahabharata easily became my favorite story. However, most adaptations of the epic have sub-par production quality and try to condense everything into too short of a time frame. This podcast, however, does not do any of that. It mentions all the plot points while giving effective summary in some areas, has great dialogue to enhance the characters, and has cool sound effects to elevate the audio as a whole. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to learn about the great story of the Mahabharata but does not want the extremely long full version with the verses. I am catching up to the recent episode and eager for more!

dr.arjunroy · Jul 2024

I am a big fan of the mythologies and folklore of all cultures, I’m not sure where this story falls on that (sometimes sliding) scale, but it is truly enthralling. The story is told in in a way that you can see the passion of the storyteller and his love of these stories and characters, he booms his voice as the mightier characters boast or threaten and sounds on the verge of tears as they confess their weaknesses or apologize any wrongdoings. It is a fascinating story draws you into the characters. Some of the few negatives is that is full of the common tropes of these types of stories, inconsistencies in some of personalities and such, there a lot of details that will feel familiar if you follow classical Greek mythologies. In fairness, these tropes gotta start somewhere and they exist across almost all of these types of stories across all cultures. The sound design is very good but can sometimes be distracting, making it hard to hear the narrator… but these instances are few and far between. Overall, it’s a fantastic series and I can’t wait for more as I’ve just caught up with the backlog of episodes.

Tiopus · Nov 2023

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