Chapter Five The news spread fast. No one knew who had talked, but very soon it was all over that Vasusena had been taken by gods. Suyodhana fumed, but there was little else he could do. He went to Vasusena’s sons and found them in the same state he was in. Angry, worried and above … More What if…. Chapter Five

Chapter Four Arjuna glanced sideways at his friend as they went back to their camp. That Krishna knew more than he told Suyodhana was evident to him. He wondered what it was about the King of Anga that made no less a deity than the sun god wish to save him. He was not a … More What if…. Chapter Four

Chapter Three “Suyodhana,” said Bheeshma. “If you wish to continue this discussion, then I will have to ask the armies to leave the battlefield for today. We can all repair to camp and continue his discussion there. Provided, of course, that your cousins are agreeable.” Grandfather sounded eager, thought Bheema. And he had no doubt … More What if…. Chapter Three

Chapter Two Yudhistira was stunned by Krishna’s announcement. Krishna had said he had nothing to do with it, but if Suyodhana interpreted his knowledge as complicity, things could turn ugly. The way Suyodhana’s face paled on hearing Krishna’s words was a study. Yudhistira felt a pang of sympathy for his cousin which he suppressed. If … More What if…. Chapter Two

Prologue The man stirred. He had no idea where he was. He had no idea who he was. He frowned. He was lying on a grassy bank of a river. His clothes and body were wet. Had the river swept him here? It seemed likely. And yet, why was he alive? Why didn’t he drown? … More What if….