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Newsletter · By Shruti Sinha · English · Official site

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Sep 30, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    The Mahabharat Chronicles: Shukracharya, the teacher of the asuras (demons) was actually also a great girl-dad (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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  2. Issue · Sep 12, 2026

    Draupadi, Reimagined: Adivasi heroine takes over the narrative in this intense retelling from 1978 (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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  3. Issue · Sep 3, 2026

    The Mahabharat Chronicles: Single mom claims the throne for her forest-raised son (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Aug 30, 2026

    Why did Draupadi not burn down the Kuru Sabha, even when she could? Notes and musings. (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Aug 26, 2026

    The Curious Case of Maternal Bloodlines: The Kurus of Mahabharat weren’t as Kuru as we think (opens the original)

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