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Mahabharata’s Chapters on War: A Study not of the Strategies of Winning but of Leadership Failure
I recently came across a fascinating insight while revisiting the Mahabharata. The 5 core war books (Bhishma, Drona, Karna, Shalya, Sauptika) are all named after Kaurava commanders—not the Pandavas, who ultimately win.
At first, this feels counterintuitive. But it reveals something deeper.