Téa NicolaeDraupadī’The order of the stakes of the dice game in the Mahābhārata goes as follows:May 9May 9
Téa NicolaeI attended a screening of “Her Name Was Sītā” at Edinburgh University’s Centre for South Asian…Sītā, as a character, Goddess or symbol, is not addressed directly in the film except for in the title, but I would maintain that this…Jan 131Jan 131
Téa NicolaeOn Writing as an Act of TranscendenceThe beautiful image is a painting of Sarasvatī that belongs to a set of sixty which chronologically depict a tale told in the Mahābhārata…Jan 5Jan 5
Téa NicolaeForgiveness and Justice in the MahābhārataThe main antagonists of the Mahābhārata, namely, Duryodhana, his uncle, Śakuni, and Karṇa (yes, if antagonists are to be named, Karṇa is…Oct 22, 2023Oct 22, 2023
Téa NicolaeDraupadī and Strī-Dharma (or) the Dharma of Women“Strī” translates from Sanskrit as “woman”, while “dharma” is a complex principle with manifold meanings, in this context bearing the…Oct 6, 2023Oct 6, 2023
Téa NicolaeGlimpses in the Nature of Reality in the MahābhārataSomething I find fascinating about the Critical Edition of the Mahābhārata is that the characters sporadically move from addressing Kṛṣṇa…Oct 5, 2023Oct 5, 2023
Téa NicolaeKṛṣṇa and Draupadī Discuss KarmaOne of my favourite interpolations from modern tellings of the Mahābhārata is a conversation between Draupadī and Kṛṣṇa that occurs after…Sep 26, 2023Sep 26, 2023
Téa NicolaeThe Question of Suffering in the Mahābhārata: “The Battle You Must Now Wage is with Your Mind”I have been asked on Tumblr how the Mahābhārata answers to the question of suffering (is suffering important? why? how?). First, this is an…Aug 27, 2023Aug 27, 2023
Téa NicolaeI Am Become Death, the Destroyer of the Worlds: On Oppenheimer and the BhagavadgītāNow I am become Death, the destroyer of the worlds.Jul 24, 2023Jul 24, 2023
Téa NicolaeBarbie Mini-Review: Sweet yet an Encapsulation of the Deficiencies of Pop-FeminismSweet, energetic, and entertaining, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is a delightfully camp blockbuster that I thoroughly enjoyed. The cinematography…Jul 23, 2023Jul 23, 2023
