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Everyone, especially Indians, thinks they know Ramayana & Mahabharata. But do you really know them? How many children do you think Dashratha had? 4? Think again. Did Ravana really abduct Sita because of his lust for her? Did Rama really stand any chance against Ravana in battle? Did the Pandavas stand a chance against the Kauravas?

Everyone knows the main story of Ramayana & Mahabharata. But what about the stories behind the stories? What about all those unsung heroes which, while being unknown, play a tremendous role in the overall plots of Ramayana and Mahabharata.

Join Aniket, a lively 16-year-old boy, as he decides to spend his entire summer vacation with Anand, his 83-year-old grandfather who has been diagnosed with stage four liver cancer and has been declared terminally ill with only a few months to live. With time running out and not knowing which moment might be his last, his grandfather decides to spend the last few months of his life with his beloved grandson. As with all grandchildren, when Aniket requests his grandfather to tell him stories from Ramayana and Mahabharata, it is a request his grandfather can't refuse.

Join Aniket and Anand on a journey as they discuss politics, dharma, right, wrong, circumstances, deception, strategy, etc. in these final months of Anand's life.

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AJATSHATRU: The Son of Death by _itsvivi_

Hatred, aversion, threats, conspiracies, life-attempts were all that raged around him, since he stepped in to the kingdom of his late father. He bore them all with a smile, as if nothing hurt. But it did. It pained, scathed, seared through his bones for he craved to find the love and affection from that uncle of his who was supposed to be his well-wisher. They turned him down. Poisoned, exiled, burnt, insulted his family but he stayed quite. Coward, some would call him, to have forgiven so many. If only they had known, how he burnt his heart to warm the lives of others. How he hushed the scream in his soul to provide a world of peace to the others. He became the shelter of solace for his brothers, the pillar of support to his mother, the beacon of hope for the citizens. He cut through the roughest of terrains, passed through the darkest of hells, to reach his dream, 'Peace'. Life shattered him in his voyage but he kept his composure intact. Little did anyone realize, that there would be one breakpoint; one shatter-point where the calmest of all men would lose his control over his anger; one day when he would commit the most unthinkable of all crimes. And little did he know that even a million days spent on its repentance, would be unable to bring back the only things that he had called 'his'. This is his story. The story of Ajatshatru Yudhishthira, the son of Death.

Adamya by Sindhuxsuta

अन्तः अस्ति प्रारंभः। The end is the beginning. A caterpillar dies, to birth a butterfly. Water evaporates to rain down. Dead carcasses fill the stomachs of vultures.Life gives way to death and death to life. In a vicious circle of different karmas and janmas, a soul leaves a decaying body to move onto something better and livelier. But what if certain karmas are found hanging on the thin string between salvation and damnation? This is exactly where Mihira Ramnath Subhedar finds herself. The last of the many Kaliyugis, she was holding on to the narrowest beam that would lead her towards eternal the light, or so she thought. Poets were liars, she discovered when the end neared. There was nothing peaceful about death, no rest and no respite; just an ounce of faith which made her believe that she would finally find a place at the Lord's feet. But the ever merciful Leeladhari had discrete intents for such a soul that had just witnessed the end of the heinous yuga. "No, ain't Vaikuntha but Dvāpara. Good luck completing the unfinished business!" Walk along the aisle with Mihira while she embarks on the greatest pilgrimage of her rekindled life, witnesses the red of the Swastika being washed over by the red of vengeful blood and being swept off her feet by a man she'd never heard of.

Protect my heart by authorscj

Let's meet again for the first time. Her mother shook her head, tears streaming down her face. "Who will marry you now, when people get to know you were left by Vikram?" Before I could even process what I was doing, the words left my mouth. "I will marry her." ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚ Aarav Malhotra, I've loved her since I was fourteen. She was my best friend, my partner in crime, and she was supposed to be my partner for life. I was meant to make her mine. But she left. For twelve years, there was no contact. Now, she's my wife, and those feelings I had for her are still there. But my anger, the pain she caused, is much stronger than my love for her. I will make her suffer. She needs to understand how it feels to be broken by someone you care about. Anika Kapoor, I have always loved him. I still do. He promised to be with me in my darkness, save me from it. But he moved on. He never once looked back, and I was stuck in the memories of us. And now, he is my husband. He married me out of obligation. I try to hold on to the memories of the boy I loved, but it's hard when he's standing right in front of me, a stranger in so many ways. The boy who used to make me laugh is gone, replaced by an arrogant, irritating man. Aarav × Anika Will they get played by destiny, or will they fall in love, read their story to find out. TW: sexual content, graphic gore, infertility, sexual harassment

Broken Without You- A Ray Of Hope by Kmytho

"Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness." Broken Without You- A Ray Of Hope. Book 1 of Broken Without You Series. _________________________________________ Whenever someone mentioned Kauravas and Pandavas the first thought which would come in one's mind would be hatred,jealousy and disrespect for woman. The glorious kingdom of Hastinapur will always stay stained due to the partial treatment meted towards the Kauravas and the blood chilling screams of Draupadi. But how will the fate of Kuruvansh take a turn when the Goddess of Destiny, Niyati decides to reunite them on an auspicious occasion of Diwali, a festival of light, happiness and hope. As the celebrations began young romances bloomed. In the midst of all this, the eldest Upapandava Prativindhya and second oldest son of Karna were invited to participate in the Swayamwar of Vatsal kingdom's princess. As they reach there, things go in a wrong way and they both end up getting married to her. Though will this tie made by Niyati, change the cruel destiny of Kuruvansh? Will the Pandavas notice the good side of Kauravas despite the rift created between them? But the biggest question remains! Will Kunti reveal her secret? _________________________________________ Rated Mature due to depiction of violence discrimination, mxm side pair and miscarriage. Highest Rankings - • 21 in next generation out of 5.48k stories- 7/7/2023 • 1 in Pandavas out of 717 stories- 24/6/23 • 1 in Duryodhana out of 132 stories _________________________________________ Cover Credits goes to my bff- @ishvrya !!

The Inseparable Princes by Ramayana_lover

Ramayana. An Indian epic that has lived through the centuries and has only grown even more in the process. An epic that shows ideal characters, many of whom we worship, and other characters from whom we learn what we shouldn't be at any cost. But one thing that has been a constant for many centuries now is the examples we give, referring to the epic. One of the most popular ones being "Be a brother like Rama." Not only is the Ramayana an enchanting tale of love and devotion, but it's also an equally magical example of brotherhood and affection. Brothers who stood with each other through thick and thin. Brothers who would readily sacrifice their life for the other. Brothers who would love the other, and support him when nobody else did. This book brings to you the Ramayana, but this time, the limelight is on the inseparable brothers. *** Disclaimer: Please do not read this book if you do not like humanization of deities. However, I can assure you that ALL relationships in this book are shown the way they're meant to be - no non-canon shipping. I can also assure you, that since I myself am a devotee of Shri Rama, that you will never have me intentionally writing anything against him, his real nature - the same goes for the others - Sita, Lakshmana, Urmila, Bharata, Mandavi, Shatrughna, Shrutakeerti, Dasharatha, the mothers... All of them will always get their due respect in this book. Secondly, I've followed the Valmiki Ramayana throughout. Some incidents may be revelations, as quite a few things are contrary to popular perception and other versions. Thank you! Fantastic cover designed by @Mochis4lifeq52627 <3

BOOK 2 "𝐻𝑢𝑚 𝑆𝑎𝑎𝑡ℎ 𝑆𝑎𝑎𝑡ℎ 𝐻𝑎𝑖․!" 𝐴 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 by Saumya0496

P.S.: This is the BOOK 2 of the story FAMILY: Where LIFE begins and LOVE never ends.! Following values and preachings of Ramayana to get to know all kind of love a life gives you surely change your perspective and there emerges a new emotion to always craving to be part of a family. So, let us all together enter into a journey of witnessing life and emotion in a family and cherish the love they have within them.! DISCLAIMER: All the characters are based on the real characters of Ramayana and events depicted are major happenings of the history, still the story, dialogues and songs added are fictitious and are not aiming to hurt anyone's sentiments. Any resemblance to a person living or dead is purely coincidental. P.S: This story is ongoing in India Forums. Following is the link- https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/post/153407918

𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 - 𝟏 𝐌𝐀𝐇𝐀𝐁𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐀 by Krishnapriya_____

"𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞." 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐚 - It is said there is nothing that cannot be found in the pages of this 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐜, the 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 of 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫, 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥, 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐡 of 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥, 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 , 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, and 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝𝐲. The greatest war of humankind killed that many. Every war has its martyrs the unsung heroes who sometimes don't even know the rationale behind the war they are fighting. They fight because they are trained to, kill because they are told to and die because they are destined to. The ladies who stand with a spine of steel as they sacrifice over and over again. The dust has settled, and now, reader, let us divulge into the pages of this epic, explore golden threads that weaved this tapestry, whose stories are left unsung, whose sacrifices ignored in the shine. ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ʙʏ:- @aexriin 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝:𝟏𝟑 𝐀𝐮𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 #10 𝘪𝘯 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩.28.2023 #71 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭.13.2023 #69 𝘪𝘯 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭. 6.2023 #71 𝘪𝘯 mahabharat 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭.13.2023 #93 𝘪𝘯 𝘬𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘯𝘢 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭. 4.2023

A New Life by annie_scorpion

What if your life is not as simple as you l? What if you are not who you think? What if you belong to some other era? What if you just took birth to fulfill your last birth's wishes? A love that never died. A love that never reached its destination even after bearing all the difficulties. This is the story of unfinished love, betrayals, pain, humiliation, sacrifice and longing. This is the story of world famous epic Mahabharata. They fought the war but they lost everything even after winning the war. They were the mighty Pandavas. Some fought for love, some fought for pride, some fought because of their vows and some fought to save the world from the evils. But no one was actually the winner. What if they took birth again to find what they had lost? What if they came in the world again to live the lives they always wanted? This is the story of Arjuna, Draupadi, Karna and Krishna. This is the story of a God and his favorite devotees. This is the story where they came again in this world to live their desired life. This is the story of Arjun, Krishnaa, Karan and Keshav. Will they be able to gain what they always wanted? Will they be able to handle this new life?

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Book 1 of PandavaNandini Trilogy | DharmaAtmaja - The Spark of Truth " No winter lasts forever , no spring skips its turn " . Suthanu, the cherished and only daughter of the Pandavas, is a living testament to a lineage steeped in honor, duty and sacrifice. Born from the union of Samrat Yudhishthira, the embodiment of dharma, and Samragini Draupadi, whose fire reshaped dharma come into light, Suthanu grows within the towering walls of Indraprastha. Her childhood is one of opulent splendor, where dharma and duty are as much a part of the air as the heady fragrance of royal incense. Yet, beyond the luxuries, she holds a spirit forged in the unbreakable steel of her family's values. With every graceful step through the corridors of the palace, Suthanu carries the weight of her ancestors' wisdom, spreading joy among her people, a light of promise in a city built upon the foundations of hard-won peace. But destiny is relentless, and in the span of a heartbeat, everything she holds dear is wrenched away. The warmth of love and laughter is swept into a chasm of emptiness, leaving her to confront the void left by tragedy. How does one endure when the very essence of one's world collapses? Will Suthanu find the strength to rise above the misery, or will the darkness she faces consume the spark of her spirit? It is then that a young prince enters her world, drawn to her by an invisible thread of fate. Yet, as his path crosses hers, he carries his own secrets and struggles, bound to a destiny as uncertain and perilous as hers. Will he be her sanctuary or her undoing? Can their intertwined fates overcome the storm gathering over their world, or will they be consumed by the shadowed forces plotting in the unseen depths? In a realm where dharma clashes with desire and the forces of evil rise, what truths will emerge from the darkness? And what future lies hidden beneath fate's unrelenting veil? Copyrights © 2024 Akshayaa Mahesh

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BOOK 2 "𝐻𝑢𝑚 𝑆𝑎𝑎𝑡ℎ 𝑆𝑎𝑎𝑡ℎ 𝐻𝑎𝑖․!" 𝐴 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 cover

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AJATSHATRU: The Son of Death

Hatred, aversion, threats, conspiracies, life-attempts were all that raged around him, since he stepped in to the kingdom of his late father. He bore them all with a smile, as if nothing hurt. But it did. It pained, scathed, seared through his bones for he craved to find the love and affection from that uncle of his who was supposed to be his well-wisher. They turned him down. Poisoned, exiled, burnt, insulted his family but he stayed quite. Coward, some would call him, to have forgiven so many. If only they had known, how he burnt his heart to warm the lives of others. How he hushed the scream in his soul to provide a world of peace to the others. He became the shelter of solace for his brothers, the pillar of support to his mother, the beacon of hope for the citizens. He cut through the roughest of terrains, passed through the darkest of hells, to reach his dream, 'Peace'. Life shattered him in his voyage but he kept his composure intact. Little did anyone realize, that there would be one breakpoint; one shatter-point where the calmest of all men would lose his control over his anger; one day when he would commit the most unthinkable of all crimes. And little did he know that even a million days spent on its repentance, would be unable to bring back the only things that he had called 'his'. This is his story. The story of Ajatshatru Yudhishthira, the son of Death.