Was Yudhishtra wrong?
I stumbled upon this article recently in Swarajyamag - Yudhistra's Unknown side ( http://swarajyamag.com/columns/yudhishthiras-unknown-side/ ) The article makes an accusation that Yudhishtra is not who he is - i.e. he is not dharmaraj always as we assume to be. The author takes two instances - Yudhistra's decision to send Abimanyu into the Chakra Vyuha and the final conversation between him and Duryodhana/Suyodhana. I had a different opinion and commented as below. Just documenting here for my future reference. 1. We have to first understand the character development in a literature, before jumping to conclusions and being judgmental. The Mahabharata is such a vast literature that it needs to be read multiple times and each time it will bring a new facet of the characters and its development throughout the epic. We should not study the characters using the colored lens of angelical vs diabolical, but should understand the fluidity of the character flow and how it develo...