Ep.75: Master of Strategy: Drona Takes Command

Narrated by Kumar Varun. Following Bhishma’s fall, Dronacharya is appointed as the commander of the Kaurava army. Under his leadership, the Kauravas regroup and launch devastating attacks against the Pandavas. For five days, Drona’s strategies and combat skills inflict heavy losses on the Pandava forces. Despite his brilliance, the conflict raises questions of loyalty and dharma as the teacher wages war against his former students.Sources, Bibliography and Suggested further reading:1. Kamala Subramaniam, Mahabharata, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1965.2. Kisari Mohan Ganguli, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli, published by Sacred Texts (online resource).3. R.K. Narayan, The Mahabharata: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic, University of Chicago Press, 1978.