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Lecture 6 of 31week-02

CHAPTER 6- POTTURAJA AND THE ANTI-WAR NATURE OF THE FESTIVAL

Prof. Sashikanth Ananthachari · IIT Madras

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All the lectures

  1. A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE MAHABHARATA Video
  2. A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE MAHABHARATA TRADITIONS OF TAMIL NADU Video
  3. THE IDEA OF THE CHARIOT Video
  4. CHAPTER 4- THE CUSTODIANS OF THE FESTIVAL Video
  5. CHAPTER 5- THE FESTIVALS AS TOTAL THEATRE Video
  6. CHAPTER 6- POTTURAJA AND THE ANTI-WAR NATURE OF THE FESTIVAL Video
  7. CHAPTER 7- THE BIRTH OF VYASA Video
  8. CHAPTER 8- CHANDRA VAMSAM OR THE BIRTH OF THE LUNAR DYNASTY Video
  9. CHAPTER 9- THE BIRTH OF YAYATI Video
  10. CHAPTER 10- THE STORY OF SHAKUNTALA AND DUSHYANTA Video
  11. CHAPTER 11- SHANTANU AND THE BIRTH OF BHISHMA OR VIDUMAN Video
  12. CHAPTER 12- BIRTH OF DHRITARASHTRA, PANDU AND VIDURA Video
  13. CHAPTER 13- BIRTH OF KRISHNA Video
  14. CHAPTER 14- BIRTH OF DHARMARAJA Video
  15. CHAPTER 15- GURUKULA PARVA Video
  16. CHAPTER 16- BIRTH OF DRAUPADI Video
  17. CHAPTER 17- HIDIMBI KURI OR HIDIMBI THE FORTUNE TELLER Video
  18. CHAPTER 18- THE KILLING OF BAKASURA Video
  19. CHAPTER 19- A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO KOOTHU AS A THEATRICAL FORM Video
  20. CHAPTER 20- VIL VALAIPPU OR THE BENDING OF THE BOW Video
  21. CHAPTER 21- THE MARRIAGE OF DRAUPADI Video
  22. CHAPTER 22- SUBHADRA KALYANAM OR THE MARRIAGE OF SUBHADRA Video
  23. CHAPTER 23- RAJASUYA YAAGAM Video
  24. CHAPTER 24- DRAUPADIYIN THUGILUM PARANDHAMANIN ARULUM OR THE ATTEMPTED DISROBING OF DRAUPADI AND KRI Video
  25. CHAPTER 25- ARJUNA’S TAPAS Video
  26. CHAPTER 26- KICHAKA VADHAM OR THE KILLING OF KICHAKA Video
  27. CHAPTER 27- KRISHNAN THOODHU OR KRISHNA AS THE EMISSARY OF THE PANDAVAS Video
  28. CHAPTER 28- ARAVAN KALABALI AND THE BEGINNING OF THE GREAT WAR Video
  29. CHAPTER 29- KARNA MOSHAM Video
  30. CHAPTER 30- THE EIGHTEENTH DAY’S WAR OR DURYODHANA’S LAMENT Video
  31. CHAPTER 31- THE CORONATION OF DHARMARAJA AND THE ASHWAMEDHA YAAGAM Video