Human Resilience in Great Indian Epic Mahabharata: A Study of Kavita Kane’s Karna’s Wife: The Outcast’s Queen

Exploring Human Resilience in the Great Indian Epic Mahabharata

by Sonia Kumari*,

- Published in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education, E-ISSN: 2230-7540

Volume 16, Issue No. 4, Mar 2019, Pages 1930 - 1932 (3)

Published by: Ignited Minds Journals


ABSTRACT

Indian epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata are enriched with philosophical and psychological teachings. These epics teach us to be optimistic and positive in all situations. The great Indian epic Mahabharata suggests importance of human resilience in our lives. The epic is a web of planned accidents and fated coincident, and suggests the way to win and makes human aware with his capabilities to cope up with the fatal circumstances. It teaches us to recognize our capabilities and capacities, and inspires us to have success over failure. Mahabharata is an ancient Hindu epic providing profound lessons that can be applied at the times of crises in modern times also. The aim of this paper is to discuss the various resilient characters of Mahabharata.

KEYWORD

Human resilience, Great Indian epic Mahabharata, Kavita Kane, Karna's Wife: The Outcast's Queen, philosophical teachings, psychological teachings, optimism, positive, planned accidents, fated coincident, win, capabilities, coping with fatal circumstances, success over failure, crises, resilient characters