Untold Mahabharat: Birth of Pandavas/Kauravas, Drapaudi's Reality & Real Stories | Ami Ganatra | 197

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Guest Suggestion Form: https://forms.gle/EcXwKgHsxYEmS85q8 --------- Read about Raghav's NGO at https://skchildrenfoundation.org --------- Follow our whatsapp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb7U6lkLNSa5XyREE82d --------- You think you know Mahabharata. You don't. In this episode of Supertalks, Raghav sits down with Ami Ganatra — IIM Ahmedabad alumna, Sanskrit scholar, yoga instructor and bestselling author of Mahabharata Unravelled (Volumes 1 & 2) and Ramayana Unravelled, translated into several Indian languages. Her work goes directly to the original Sanskrit texts — no retellings, no imagination, just the itihasa as it truly is. For the first time ever on a podcast, we study Mahabharata with the depth, detail and characters most Indians have never encountered. What's covered: ◼️ Mahabharata's complete family tree — how the Kauravas and Pandavas were actually born ◼️ The birth of Bhishma Pitamah, Bhishma Pratigya and his boon to choose his own death ◼️ Niyog — the ancient concept through which all five Pandavas were born ◼️ How the 100 Kauravas were born from 100 pots — the unheard story of Mahabharata ◼️ Dhritarashtra, Gandhari and why Gandhari blindfolded herself ◼️ The biggest myths of Mahabharata that never actually happened ◼️ Did Draupadi really say "Andhe ka putra andha"? The truth revealed ◼️ Was Draupadi really the reason for the Mahabharata war? The answer will surprise you ◼️ Did Bhima really wash Draupadi's hair with Dushasana's blood? What the original text says ◼️ The power of the Kaurava army — Karna, Bhishma, Drona, Ashwatthama, Shakuni and more ◼️ Arjuna's journey to different realms and his celestial weapons from Lord Shiva ◼️ Was Karna a Daanveer or a villain? Ami defends Karna as a true hero ◼️ The biggest television myth about Karna and Guru Drona — what really happened ◼️ The Mani on Ashwatthama's head and his Chiranjivi avatar ◼️ The greatest lessons from Bhishma Pitamah — and why the Pandavas came to him to learn This is not mythology. This is history. And it is dee