Krishna Udayasankar Biography & Quotes

“It is easier to not know than to not comprehend, for not knowing implies that the world is large, and that is a fact. Not comprehending is a far more personal fault.”

World Understanding Knowledge Knowing Fault Comprehend

Book:Three

Source: Three

“Peace is one thing, revolution is another. You were either impatient or highly optimistic to think one would lead to the other. – Panchali Draupadi.”

War Peace Fiction Revolution Optimism Strategy Mythology Indian Nobility Impatience

Book:Kurukshetra

Source: Kurukshetra

“I am death; I am this blood, these ravaged lands, and this wanton destruction. – Panchali Draupadi”

War Fiction Strategy Mythology Indian Nobility

Book:Kurukshetra

Source: Kurukshetra

“… the greatest mystery, the greatest wonder of creation is that we are capable of both relentless reason and boundless love ... It is not about what we are, but what we can become. – Govinda Shauri”

War Fiction Strategy Mythology Indian Nobility

Book:Kurukshetra

Source: Kurukshetra

“No one person is the cause for or consequence of all that happens. I am just the tenth man, the threshold, the turn in the tide. I stand here on the shoulders of humanity, a mere instrument of Time. – Govinda Shauri”

War Time Fiction Strategy Mythology Indian Nobility

Book:Kurukshetra

Source: Kurukshetra

“The more we prepare for war, the more we make it a reality. Yet, it would seem, to prepare for war may also be the best and possibly the only way to avoid it.’ – Govinda Shauri, The Aryavarta Chronicles - Kurukshetra”

War Fiction Battle India Strategy Mythology

Book:Kurukshetra

Source: Kurukshetra

“Men like you and I make myths, we weave stories to sanctify the life that has been given to us. But not Govinda. Men like him don’t make myths; they make destiny. – Kshatta Vidur”

War Fiction Strategy Mythology Indian Nobility

Book:Kurukshetra

Source: Kurukshetra

“Kill them. Kill them all. Remind the world what it means to be Arya. Remind the world what it is to walk with the gods. – Syoddhan Kauravya”

War Fiction Strategy Mythology Indian Nobility

Book:Kurukshetra

Source: Kurukshetra

“For too long now divinity and destiny have legitimized what reason and compassion would not. An individual for a family, a family for the kingdom, a kingdom for an empire... And now – an empire for humanity. – Govinda Shauri”

Love War Fiction Compassion Strategy Mythology Indian Nobility

Book:Kurukshetra

Source: Kurukshetra

“Noble though it may be, our way of life is nothing but servitude. It does not take long for servitude to turn to subjugation. – Shikandin Draupada”

War Fiction Strategy Mythology Indian Nobility

Book:Kurukshetra

Source: Kurukshetra

“A new age dawns, Uttara. The Wheel of Time has turned. Not too long from now – hopefully in our lifetime – Aryavarta will be a janapada, a realm ruled by its people, the largest such in the world! – Abhimanyu Karshni”

War Fiction Strategy Mythology Indian Nobility

Book:Kurukshetra

Source: Kurukshetra

“Without love, we would not comprehend compassion. - Govinda Shauri”

Love War Fiction Compassion Strategy Mythology Indian Nobility

Book:Kurukshetra

Source: Kurukshetra

“You… are the symbol of the revolution that will transform Aryavarta; you are the one who has brought us to this. – Panchali Draupadi”

War Fiction Revolution Strategy Mythology Indian Nobility Aryavarta

Book:Kurukshetra

Source: Kurukshetra

“I have placed my faith in humanity, but faith in the universal becomes meaningless without faith in the individual. – Panchali Draupadi”

War Fiction Strategy Mythology Indian Nobility

Book:Kurukshetra

Source: Kurukshetra

“Kill them. Kill them all. Remind the world what it means to be Arya. Remind the world what it is to walk with the gods. – Syoddhan Kauravyaw”

War Fiction Strategy Mythology Indian Gods Nobility

Book:Kurukshetra

Source: Kurukshetra

“We are at war. There will be scars. – Uttara Vairati”

War Fiction Strategy Mythology Indian Nobility

Book:Kurukshetra

Source: Kurukshetra

“The Wheel of Time spins: there is beginning and there is end. But why does the Wheel of Time spin? Is it some divine force that propels it? Or is that force humanity, people in search of change and a better way of life? – Asvattama Bharadvaja”

War Time Fiction Strategy Mythology Indian Nobility

Book:Kurukshetra

Source: Kurukshetra

“No empire lasts forever, no dynasty continues unbroken. Some day, you and I will be mere legends. All that matters is whether we did what we could with the life that was given to us.”

Life Purpose History Legacy Meaning Legends Ephemeral Dynasty Empire Life Well Lived

Book:Three

Source: Three

“I, on the other hand, felt as I always have, like I were water seeping from a broken pot; I existed but had no form to hold me in place.”

Lost Existence Broken Shattered Devastated Life Challenges Shattered Souls

Book:Three

Source: Three

“We remain on the ground. We have no concept of up, for our reality lies below. It is how life works. This too shall pass.”

Life Reality

Book:Objects of Affection

Source: Objects of Affection

Krishna Udayasankar Biography

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