Overview Andha Yug





—andha yug

andha yug based on ancient sanskrit epic, mahabharata written ved vyasa. play begins on eighteenth , last day of great mahabharata war, devastated kingdom of kauravas, feuding cousins of pandavas, capital once-magnificent hastinapur lay burning, in ruins, battlefield of kurukshetra strewn corpses, , skies filled vultures , death laments. fatalities on both sides cousins killed each other. survivors left grieving , enraged continued blame each other destruction. no 1 willing view consequence of own moral choices.


ashwatthama, son of guru dronacharya, in 1 last-ditch act of revenge against pandavas, releases ultimate weapon of destruction — brahmastra, promises annihilate world. no 1 comes forward condemn it: ethics , humanity have been first casualties of war.


krishna mediated between cousins before war, remains moral centre of play. in failure presents options ethical , , reminds higher or sacred way accessible human beings in worst of times. play ends death of krishna.








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