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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