Fraternal fight erupts again in one of India’s oldest and most respected newspapers
As the two mighty armies lined up against each other at the Kurukshetra, and as the celestial conches, kettledrums and trumpets roared to signal the beginning of war, Arjuna was suddenly gripped by dilemma. “O Krishna,” he wailed. “It is my own cousins and uncles that stand as my enemies today. How can I derive any pleasure from attacking them? Isn’t this war a sin?” But the omniscient Lord who rode Arjuna’s chariot would have none of his pre-war jitters. He reminded him of his duty as a warrior and told him that a battle fought for a higher purpose was sinless.
Chennai’s Super Kings
The Third Crack
(This story appears in the 30 April, 2010 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)