Reading A: Mahabharata

This week I read Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists: Mahabharata by Sister Nivedita.
The first half of this was really fun to read. Drona trains the prince's after he shows them his supernatural abilities. I feel like most of the first section was build up and background to bigger things.
My favorite part form this half was The House of  Lac. The part about the princes being banished would be so much fun to write with Zuko's banishment from Avatar the Last Airbender. If I don't find something more interesting in the second half, that's probably the way I will go.
Sunset photo taken by me

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  1. Laura GibbsOctober 17, 2018 at 12:15 PM

    I am so glad you liked that, Caitlyn: Sister Nivedita was an amazing person. And I like the idea of reworking your project so that it is Avatar-based and can draw on both epics and/or any Indian stories you want. That is totally do-able!

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