On war in Ukraine and in the Mahabharata

Dronacharya as commander in chief — Wikimedia Commons

In the ancient Indian epic Mahābhārata, we read about a shocking and devastating war at Kurukṣetra that seems to have many parallels with the ongoing war in Ukraine. In this summary of some key points about the Kurukṣetra war, we may perhaps find some revealing similarities.

The Kurukṣetra war was caused by disagreement between two related groups with a contentious history, and the war divides…