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Yuyutsu

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The only living son of Dhritarashtra after the war of Mahabharata Many people believe that all sons of Dhritarashtra were killed in Kurukshetra but in reality, there was his one son who was among the 11 warriors who survived the war of Mahabharata. Yuyutsu was his name. But how did he survived the war and not have been mentioned in limelight? When Gandhari was unable to conceive for almost two years, instead of being pregnant, in frustration Dhritarashtra had a son with a vaishya varna Sugadha, who was lady in waiting for Gandhari. The son was born at the same time with Duryodhana (Gandhari's eldest son), so he was also the eldest in Kauravas. Though he was eldest, he never got any respect and recognition in the camp of Kauravas. In spite of being born in such disposed conditions, Dharma resided in his consciousness. He had a great knowledge of Dharma and War, he was also a Maharathi(capable of fighting 7,20,000 soldiers simultaneously.)   On many occasions Yuyutsu have saved Panda...

Barbarika

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Bravest man in the war of Mahabharata Many people often think that who was the greatest warrior in the epic Mahabharata.  It can not be denied that every warrior in the battlefield was superior from others but one man who got the title of the bravest soldier was Barbarika and surprisingly he even did not participated in the war, so how did he got the title of the bravest man despite of the warriors like Karna, Arjuna, Bhishma and Krishna ? Barbarika was the grandson of one of the Pandava Bheema and son of Ghatotkacha and Maurvi, daughter of daitya moor, a yadava king. Barbarika was originally a yaksh, who was reborn as a man. He held his principle of fighting against the winning side. When the soldiers from all over the Aryavrat (known as India is present time) started gathering in Kurukshetra (war zone), Barbarika also came from south with only 3 arrows in his quiver. Lord Krishna asked every warrior that according to them how long would the war of Mahabharata would last, every w...