The Mahabharata with Arti Dhand

Arti’s wry witty narration of this epic is deeply entertaining, bringing a surprising modernity to this ancient epic, and finding the absurdity, then making it sensible. She’s clearly an expert on this subject, and even better, very familiar with the context. I wish I had applied to the university of Toronto and taken one of her lectures, because I bet they’re very good

Love the show. The intro music is a little bit too loud compared to the narration. Please lower the sound it hurts my ears every time.

Unique retelling! Love it. The music is catchy too. Can’t help dancing to it. Why can’t I listen beyond ep62 ?

Arti takes a decidedly western eye towards the epic, and Indian culture in general, with attitudes informed by that of a western academic. Which can be annoying. But she’s never embarrassed or apologetic, is quite charming as an author and narrator, and does a good job of streamlining a highly complex tale—making it palatable and quite enjoyable to anyone who enjoys storytelling. This is a highly necessary endeavor and I will continue to listen!