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Trivia

Second Longest Epic of the World

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A Buffet of Ideologies.

Written around 3000 BC.

Harappan Culture. Urban Way of life.

arra e r ce : Jaya by Vyasa to Ganesha

Bharata by Vaishampayan to Janamejaya

Mahabharata by Suta/Sauti to the Rishis at Naimisharanya.

Has mindboggling revelations. Astronomy: Existence of Uranus(Shweta) and Neptune(Ksharaka). Geography. Lands as far as Cambodia(Kamboja), Kazakhistan and/or

Scandinavia(Uttarakuru),

a ema cs: os o e range o ra se o powers o an - .

Descriptions of Weapons which resemble modern day weaponry including Nuclear and/orChemical Weapons.

Complex Military Formations and Strategies. , , , , , .

Even Management Lessons.

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Lo istics

Kauravas :11 Akshouhini

Pandavas : 7 Akshouhini

1 Akshouhini = 21,870 chariots, 21,870

elephants, 65,610 horses and 109,350 foot-soldiers in a ratio of 1:1:3:5 .

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Generals

Kauravas : Pandavas :

Drona Bhima

arna Shalya

rs a yumna Abhimanyu

Kripacharya Ghatotkach

Duryodhan Satyaki

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Back round

Pandavas :

x e or years. ave no ng om. e r ma n strengt ot nterms of political and financial power depends on their friends and

relatives : The Pancalas, The Yadavas, The Magadhas and Thee s.

Kauravas :

In power for 13 years. Duryodhan has been a benevolent king.Theres no guarantee that the Subjects really miss the Pandavas.Not onl have the the wealth and ower of Hastina ur but also thatof Indraprastha, the kingdom that the Pandvas had taken suchlabors to build and which had surpassed the Hastina of old in all

degrees. Karna had gone on a nation-wide conquering on behalf ofDuryodhana. They are the national sovereigns

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Motivation

Kauravas :

, - . -Duryodhna

.of truth. He had usurped a kingdom, and he meant to keep it. Hehad resorted to any means, foul or fair to get the kingdom, which hebelieved to be ri htfull his and he was in no mood to ive it u .

Pandavas :

- , .Yudhisthira

, ,kingdom taken. Butstill they wanted to avoid the War. The threeelder Pandavas were against the War. They even went as far asmaking an offer that they will stop the War in exchange of 5 villages.

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Result

War Lasted : 18 Days. 10 Days (Bhisma), 3 Days(Drona), 1 Days, ,

18th Night of the War : .

Before That :

Kauravas :

Bhishma, Drona, Karna and his sons, Shalya, Bhagadutta, Bhurisrava,us arma, aya ra , u sasana an a o uryo ana s ro ers,

Shakuni and Ulooka.

an avas :

Drupad, Virat and his sons, Abhimanyu, Ghatotkach and Iravan.

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HOW

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PANDAVAS

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Pre aration

Kauravas :

Karna went on a country-wide military mission, subdued the

different kingdoms and acquired wealth. But it meant a loss in terms.

Pandavas : Though in exile they turned their attention to improving

Arjuna set out on a mission to acquires Divyastras. Bhima met his brother Hanuman and got a blessing of enhanced

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Yudhisthira acquired teachings from the various wise rishis, andalso learnt the Game of Dice from Gandharava Chtrasena, lest hewas challen ed to et another dice ame. Its said that he hadbecome undefeatable in Dice.

Turn our weakness into our Stren th.

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Allies

Kauravas : Centralized power system. The greatest empire of the time. But notman owerful allies exce t from old relations from far off laces likeGandhara(Shakuni), Sindhu(Jayadrath) and Kambodia(Camboja - Bhagadutt)

Pandavas : No wealth. No power of their own. But powerful allies all over India. Panchala through Marriage with Darupadi.

Dwarka through marriage with Arjuna and Subhadra.

Magadh through marriage of Shadeva and Vijaya.

Chedi through marriage of Nakula and Karenmayi.

Kasi through marriage of Bhima and Balandhara.

Kekaya through marriage of Yudhisthira and Devika.

a sya roug marr age o manyu an ara.

The Rakshasas through marriage of Bhima and Hidimba.

The Nagas through marriage of Arjuna and Uloopi.

Make Powerful Allies.

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Leadershi

Kauravas : Centralized leadership. One Head of Army at a time, who hassu reme authorit of 11 akshouhini of arm . Bhishma Drona Karna Shal aand Ashwatthama.

Pandavas : Distributed leadership. Seven commanders for the sevenv s ons. man comman a s ou n eac .

Virat (King of Matsya).

Drupad (King of Pancala).

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Dhrshtaketu (King of Chedi). Satyaki (Only warrior from Dwarka).

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Dhrshtadymna Commander in Chief.

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Krishna Arjunas charioteer and counselor.

Share our res onsibilities.

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Individual Motives

Kauravas : Except for Duryodhana nobody wanted the War. All the 4 main generals had strong tieswith the Pandavas.

Bhishma(grandchildern) Wont kill the panadavas. Will kill a thousand soldiers each day.

Drona (students) Wont kill the Pandavas. Will capture them only.

Shalya (Nakula-Shadevas maternal uncle) : Loved the Pandavas and covertly helped them byhumiliating Karna

arna ro er o e an avas : rom se no o any o e o er an avas save r una.

A Team of Traitors.

Pandavas : Common goal. But the individuals had their individual targets. Their own agenda, which .

Dhratsadyumna : Drona. Shikhandi : Bhisma.

Satayaki Bhurisravas.

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Bhima Duryodhana and his brothers.

Sahadeva Shakuni and his sons.

Nakula Karnas sons.

The Right team is made by selecting the Right Individuals. Get the right man for the right job.

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Commitment

Kauravas : Already said the Big 4 had big emotional attachment with the 5 Pandavas. Looking further on theircommitment.

sma mse gave away e secre o ng m o e an avas. e pro onge e ar y ng on yinconsequential soldiers. He did not fight a warrior like Shikhandi because of his personal bias.

Drona too indirectly gave away his secret, by saying he was invulnerable as long as he held a weapon.

Moreover he abandoned weapons as soon as he knew his son had died. Karna did not kill Yudhisthira and Bhima when he got the chance. He gave away his Kavac and Kundala

prior to his War. Karna led innumerous times rom the War when he was hurt. He didn t save Duhsasanawhen Bhima was killing him.

Shalya kept on insulting Karna while in Battle.

Abhimanyu , a 16 year old kid. Ventured beyond enemy lines alone. This was suicide mission but he stillwent in and took a great part of the army down with him. It took the combined effort of 7 Maharathis totake him down.

Ghatotkach even in death, took with him almost half the army.

', , .hesitate to tell a lie or a twisted truth when faced with the decision of whether to stick to his personalintegrity or welfare of the team.

Krishna took up arms twice and almost entered the War, inspite of his promise, only to be stopped by

Arjuna.

The interests of the Individual should never exceed the Team interest.

The best man for a Job is not the one with the best capabilities but onewith the greatest commitment.

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Ri ht Mana ers

Krishna : The Greatest Crisis Manager the world has seen.

Yudhisthira : Low-key strategist.

On the first day of the War, he played a Master game. Went over to.

covert deal with them, wherein all of them agreed to help him andunfolded the secrets of defeating them.

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the assembled people to change sides if they wanted to. He knewwell of the lack of cohesiveness among the Kauravas. Yuyutsu, sonof Dhrtarashtra crossed over to the Pandavas. This exposed thewea ness o e auravas or a o see.

Know your enemies weaknesses and exploit them.Take Calculated risks.

Inspire, invigorate, counsel your own team in moments of need.

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The Roots

Kauravas : Princes brought up in the comfort of the Royal Palace, matured onromanticized ideals of Power Fame Coura e and Valor. No ex erience ofground reality.

Pandavas : Spent the greater part of their lives in Poverty. Childhood in the Himalayan

foothills among Rishis. One year exile among the poor people of Kuru-Panchala. 12 years of Vanvas and 1 year of Agyatvas.

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of the society. Sannyasis (celibate monks), Acharyas(Householders,teachers), poor Brahmanas, lower-class Potter.

Different races of people. Rakshasas, Gandharavas, Apsaras, Nagas.eop e rom eren reg ons ar uru, enga e c.

A Sense of Sharing. A sense of Brotherhood.

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Know different ideologies.

Share.

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Women Em owerment

Kauravas : Patriarchal structure. Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, Dhratarashtra, Vidur,Shakuni Dur odhana Karna Duhsasana. No women in the decision makinprocess.

Gandhari retreated to the Inner Chambers. Nobody listened to her.

Pandavas : Matriarchal Structure.

Kunti was the authority supreme for the Pandavas.

Whatever my mother says is Dharma to me : Yudhisthira.

Draupadi was a companion in whatever the Pandavas did. She had a bigrole in all the decision making. Without her the Pandavas would have mostprobably reclined to the forests.

,brought up by their mothers. So the female influence was huge.

Women = Better Half. An team which doesn't havewomen is unbalanced, for the Masculine traits ofAggression and Dominance should be balanced by the

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Reca

Turn your weaknesses into strengths.

urn enem es n o a es.

Share your responsibilities.

Teamwork scores over Individual Effort. Right Team = Right set of Individuals. The right man for the

right job.

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Team interests over Individual interests.. Know your enemy/challenges. Exploit its weaknesses. Take

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The Right Managers : To inspire, invigorate, counsel in crisis .

Know Ground realities. Acce t different ideolo ies.Cooperate.

Empower Women. The Gender Balance is required forstabilit and administration.

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