Reading Guides for MLLL-4993, Epics of Ancient India (University of Oklahoma).
Sunday, October 6, 2019
Character of the Day: AMBA
AMBA is a bride won by Bhishma for his half-brother. Amba later vows death to Bhishma, and she is reincarnated as a daughter of King Drupada, and she changes gender to become Shikhandi in order to confront Bhishma in the war.
Wikipedia: Amba, Shikhandi
Mahabharata: Although Amba is not a major character in the epic, she plays a crucial role.
Devdutt.com: Thou shalt include the Queer
Kindle: Girls of the Mahabharata: The One Who Had Two Lives by Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
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