A note on what we send

Why this note

The Mahabharata, the Ramayana and the Bhagavad Gita are sacred to a great many people. We retell them in short daily pieces because we love them and want the next generation to know them, not because we have any standing to interpret them. Traditions differ in how they tell these stories; we follow the Sanskrit epic as translated into English, and we welcome corrections.

Original retellings from public-domain sources

Mahabharata Daily is an original retelling in plain modern English, written in short episodes and based on the English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguli (1883-1896), which is in the public domain and available from Project Gutenberg. Each episode names the sections of the source it draws on. We follow the main story in order and leave much out; a 365-episode telling cannot carry the whole epic.

Our drafts are written with the help of AI tools and checked before they are sent. That does not make them infallible.

No claim of authority

We are not scholars, priests, pastors, pandits or teachers of any tradition, and we do not speak for one. The lesson for the day and the reflections are the kind of thing a friend might say over a cup of tea, offered gently and meant to be weighed, not obeyed. Where traditions read a passage differently, we try to tell the story and leave the reading to you.

All traditions welcome

These programs are for anyone: Hindu, Christian, of another faith, or of none. We avoid sectarian claims, politics, and anything that mocks a tradition or a reader. We tell the violence in the Mahabharata only as far as the story needs, never for effect.

If we get something wrong

We will. A name, a lineage, a verse reference, a number in a fact, a nuance that matters to you. Please tell us: reply to any email or email help@example.com with the episode, day or fact and what is wrong. A person reads every note, we correct it, and we are grateful.