Mahabharata
Major Indian epic
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| April 2025 | The Bhagavad Gita manuscript was added to UNESCO's Memory of the World Register, recognizing its significant cultural and historical importance. |
| 2024 |
Kishkindha
A Malayalam movie titled 'Kishkindha Kaandam' was released, referencing the legendary kingdom of Kishkindha.
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| 2024 |
Karna
Karna character to be portrayed in upcoming science fiction film 'Kalki 2898 AD', played by actor Prabhas
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| 2024 |
Ganga
Vaishnavi Patel publishes the novel 'Goddess of the River', a retelling of the Mahabharata from Ganga's perspective, bringing a new narrative focus to the goddess's story in contemporary literature.
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| 2022 |
Bhishma
A Malayalam movie Bheeshma Parvam featured a lead character inspired by Bhishma, played by Mammootty.
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| 2020 |
Abhimanyupur
The Kurukshetra Development Board installed an 18-ft tall statue of Abhimanyu at Abhimanyupur, depicting his stance during the Chakravyūha battle. The statue was erected at the location where he was killed and cost Rs 24 lakh.
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| 2020 |
Duryodhana
Krip Suri portrayed Duryodhana in the TV show 'RadhaKrishn' in the Hindi language
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| January 2020 |
Sukanya
Revival of the Sukanya opera at the Royal Festival Hall in London.
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| 2019 |
Abhimanyu
Nikhil Kumar portrayed Abhimanyu in the Kannada movie Kurukshetra.
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| 2019 |
Karna
Karna character featured in film 'Kurukshetra', played by actor Arjun Sarja
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| 2019 |
Bhishma
Ambareesh played Bhishma in the Kannada mythological movie Kurukshetra, which was also his last film.
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| 2019 |
Duryodhana
Darshan played Duryodhana in the project 'Kurukshetra', which was produced in multiple languages including Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi
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| October 2019 |
Abhimanyupur
Manohar Lal Khattar included Abhimanyupur in the Indian government's Krishna Tourism Circuit development project, instructing the Kurukshetra Development Board to develop infrastructure and amenities.
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| October 2019 |
Abhimanyupur
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar visited the village and renamed Amin to Abhimanyupur, connecting it to the Mahabharata-era character Abhimanyu.
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| January 2019 |
Kapal Mochan
Government of Haryana announced a INR1200 crore tourism development plan for Morni to Kalesar, which includes developing Kapal Mochan Tirth centered around the sacred pond and other historical religious sites.
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| 2018 |
Karna
Karna character portrayed in TV series 'Karn Sangini' on STAR Plus, played by actor Aashim Gulati
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| 2018 |
Sahadeva
Vikas Singh began portraying Sahadeva in the Radhakrishn TV show.
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| 2018 |
Wife of Duryodhana
Ravneet Kaur portrayed Bhanumati in the television series 'Karn Sangini'.
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| 2018 |
Duryodhana
Paras Chhabra portrayed Duryodhana in the TV project 'Karn Sangini' in India, produced in Hindi language
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| May 2017 |
Sukanya
World premiere of Sukanya opera, performed in collaboration with London Philharmonic Orchestra and BBC Singers, with funding from the Bagri Foundation. Performances took place at multiple venues including Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, Curve theatre in Leicester, and Symphony Hall, Birmingham.
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| 2013 |
Abhimanyu
Paras Arora portrayed Abhimanyu in Star Plus's Mahabharat TV series.
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| 2013 |
Sahadeva
Lavanya Bhardwaj portrayed Sahadeva in the Mahabharata TV series.
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| 2013 |
Bhishma
Aarav Chowdhary portrayed Bhishma in Star Plus' television series Mahabharat. Amitabh Bachchan also voiced the character in an animated version.
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| 2012 |
Sukanya
Ravi Shankar's death, after which British conductor and composer David Murphy began working on completing the opera using Shankar's extensive notations and vocal transmissions.
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