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Yudhishtra and his brothers have been exiled for 13 years. If they are discovered, it will begin all over again. Yudhishtra knows that his cousin will never give up the throne.

The Mahabharata

Dramatised by Jatinder Verma and Claudia Mayer.

2/3. Exile

Yudhishtra and his brothers have been exiled for 13 years. If they are discovered, their exile will begin all over again. Yudhishtra knows that his cousin will never give up the throne, but he does everything he can to avoid war.

One of the most important literary and oral texts of South Asia. It is said that all that is known about human passions can be found in The Mahabharata.

Yudhishtra ...... Paul Battacharjee
Krishna ...... Nitin Ganatra
Bhishma ...... Raad Rawi
Dhirtrashtra ...... Sam Dale
Duryodhana ...... Zubin Varla
Arjuna ...... Paul Bazely
Bhima ...... Danny Sapani
Draupadi ...... Sasha Behar
Gandhari ...... Sudha Buchar
Uttara ...... Saikat Ahamed

Director Claire Grove.
Composer Niraj Chag.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 17 Feb 2007 21:00

Broadcasts

  • Sun 11 Feb 2007 15:00
  • Sat 17 Feb 2007 21:00

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