Epics of India

            Wind rushing through my hair, tips of waves licking my feet, sunrays beaming down on me. It’s summer, and I’m flying across the lake on a jet ski, with my friend on the back with me. It was my first time on a jet ski, and I absolutely loved it. Something about the speed and thrill of skipping across the water really exhilarated me. I was 13 years old, staying at a friend’s house on the lake.              We’re having the time of our lives, when suddenly, I see something in the side view mirror. It’s the last thing I want to see: red and blue lights. So, I “pull over,” which, doesn’t really mean anything in the middle of a lake. I turn off the jet ski and look at my friend. Neither of us are smiling anymore. The police boat pulls up next to us, and the two officers ask me to step on their boat. They start grilling me with questions, asking me if I have a license or proper safety ...

House of Fire  by Sister Nivedita  Prince Vidura suspects that Prince  Duryodhana is setting them up to a trap Pandavas and Queen Kunti reached palace of Varanavata, amazed at its glory and beauty Prince Vidura tells Prince  Yudhishthira, who trusts him and realizes it is a  trap the palace is covered in oil and the roof is made out of wood they hired a skilled miner to dig a tunnel from the palace to outside in the nearby forest, while pretending to not know what's going on to not alert the guards Captain Purochana is in charge of looking after them and then he is supposed to burn the palace down while they are asleep inside finally the day comes, and Queen Kunti and the Pandavas are able to escape Price Bhima goes back to the palace and sets it on fire, killing Captain Purochana that same night, a mother and five boys came to the palace and asked for food. They were given food and wine, and they fell asleep at the palace. When the palace burne...

Bhishma at the Swayamvara  by Sister Nivedita Bhishma is looking for a queen for his half brother,    Vichitravirya King Benares, who has 3 daughters (Amba, Ambika, Ambalika), invites all the kings and knights from the land to come to his kingdom so that he may find a king for each of his daughters to marry place was elegantly decorated  His voice boomed loudly he declared that he wouldn't participate in the Swayamvara, but that he would take the princesses by force, and fight off any other king that would try to seize them back he scoops all three up on his chariot with his bow, he manages to fight off all kings until they surrender  He takes the three princesses back with him Amba  by Sister Nivedita  Amba tells Bhishma just before the wedding that her true love is devoted to the King of the Shalwas, so she asks if she can leave Hastinapura and go to Shalwas to be reunited with her love Bhishma agrees and sends her on her ...