Thread by @TheAtulMishra

Friends, Followers and Countrymen,

With the sole motive of making the message of Dharma reach every Dharmik in the country, I started the Mahabharata series on TFI.
For many people Mahabharata starts with Bhishma and ends with Duryodhan-Bhima fight but it’s absolutely incorrect.

Mahabharata begins long before Pandavas were born and continues long after they were gone.

BR Chopra’s TV Series is what most people think Mahabharata is, but it’s not even 40% of the original Mahabharata.

TFI’s recitation of Mahabharata is the original Vyasa version of Mahabharata with zero additions or modifications.

And it’s not just a podcast-y recitation. I have tried to keep it as engaging as possible with artworks by friends Rachana R from Chennai, Kunj Verma from Delhi and music by Ankita Chowdhury from Assam.

Every week I read and rewrite around 10000 words, practice every single word at least thrice before presenting it on camera. The artists painstakingly recreate scenes from Mahabharata, video editors seamlessly integrate the audio and visuals together to create a visual spectacle.

No one who works at TFI is unpaid, we pay decent salaries to everyone in the team. The entire project takes a lot of time, effort and of course money.

But the series is a flop. I won’t ask for money, read on…

On an average our videos garner 50,000+ views, Mahabharata episodes fizzle out before even reaching the 5000 marks. So, is the audience at fault here? Or have we been making the episodes badly?

The answer to both the questions is NO. We have been reaching to the wrong audience is probably the reason.

So, I am creating another YouTube channel only for ‘Dharmik’ pursuit. Mahabharata will be our first offering, but we will keep working on bringing other Mahakavyas, Puranas and other texts from ancient Hindu History.

If you think you have the time, patience and hunger for ancient Hindu History, please subscribe to the channel. I promise to never let you down.

Here is the link - youtube.com/channel/UC8T5n…

Now I will give you a brief overview of the episodes:

EP01: Mahabharata | Mahabharat’s concise description – What led to Shri Krishna Dwapayan Vyas to write Mahabharata

EP02: Mahabharata |Sanjaya reminds Dhritarashtra of his follies – Sut Sanjaya tells Dhritarashta where exactly he went wrong

Ep03: Mahabharata | An overview of all the chapters – Vyas gives us a tour of what lies ahead

Ep04: Mahabharata | Pandavas move from one forest to another – The plight of Pandavas and their various adventures

Ep05: Mahabharata | Pandavas die, Yadavas of Dwarka die – The end of the Pandavas and Shri Krishna’s parinirvan

Ep06: Mahabharata | Janmejaya gets cursed by Sarma the divine female dog – Sarma the celestial female dog curses Janmejaya that his Yagya will never get complete

Ep07: Mahabharata | Uttanka gets angry on Nagraj Takshaka – Nagraj Takshak steals from sage Uttanka which he doesn’t appreciate and gets enraged

Ep08: Mahabharata | Sage Bhrigu curses Agni Deva – an enraged Bhrigu curses Agni Deva and Agni Deva disappears