Three brothers engineered by Satyavati. One blind. One pale. One the wisest person in every room - and never allowed to be king. This is the story of the blind prince - Dhritarashtra and his family. His wife Gandhari who blindfolds herself on the day she marries. For life. Voluntarily.

This is the generation that built the conditions of the Mahabharat that we know.

SOURCES:

• Bibek Debroy: The Mahabharata (10 vols.), Penguin Books India, 2010–2014
• Ramesh Menon: The Mahabharata (retelling)
• Devdutt Pattanaik:Jaya

EPISODE CALLBACKS:

• Niyoga and Vyasa: Ep 7
• Gandhara as political ally:Ep 8
• Durvasa: Ep 6.1 Bonus
• Satyavati as a GOAT matriarch: Ep 7

NEXT EPISODE:

Part 2 of the story. Pandu & Vidura.