Indian Epics

Duryodhana was a jealous warrior. He could not stand if anybody was better him, no matter the competition. From archery to running to strength training, he saw how his Pandavas cousins performed at the highest marks. However, no made Duryodhana more angry than Bhima. Now Bhima was the best of the spot. He could bench over 300 pounds, squat 450 pounds, and run a mile in less than 6 minutes. No one could match him physically and for this Duryodhana plotted to get rid of Bhima. He knew he could not do it face to face combat, so he decided to poison his food during dinner. He extracted poison from the venomous King Cobra and sprinkled onto Bhima's dinner for the night. As Bhima took his first bites, he passed out and laid asleep on the ground. Duryodhana seizing his opportunity, gagged Bhima and threw into the holy Ganges for him to forever lie. Yet, as Bhima fell into the river it was fated by the gods that he was not to die. His destiny lied far ahead in the future. Thus when Bhima...

 Part A of the Epified Mahabharata videos was an enjoyable introduction to a different medium presenting the Indian epic. I really enjoyed the simplistic telling of the story compared to the public domain version, and I found it not difficult to follow along as well. I remember reading the Mahabharata for the first time and getting very confused on the characters and how they all related. The video kept the story succinct and to the point, avoiding this confusion. Perhaps this may because I am more of a visual learner but regardless I see the videos as being easier to understand. I also enjoyed the illustrations provided in the video. It was cool to see how thy drew the images, and they often effectively displayed the emotion of the characters according to the plot line. It did play outcome what lime a movie, and I would have enjoyed if there was animation as there was for the Sita Sings the Blues version of the Ramayana.  In regard to the story line, I did not find too many d...