Daughter, Wife, and Mother

About the Book

This book is about Kunti, Draupadi and Gandhari, the three heroines of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. It analyzes the events that shaped their lives and the manner in which they responded to adversities. The author has offered many new insights of various incidents from the epic, and these are quite thought provoking. Views of other scholars have been examined. Draupadi’s ordeals in the two sabhas, her attempted abduction by Jayadratha and the assault on dharma have been treated in depth.

About the Author

The author is an independent scholar. He holds a master’s degree from Columbia University and a doctorate from Temple. After almost forty years of teaching in a number of countries, he has retired and is now busy with his writing. His field of interest is the Mahabharata, and he has been doing research on this epic for the last twenty-five years. Dr. Rajan has published three books in the series Topics on the Mahabharata. This is the fourth book. He and his wife live in Philadelphia.