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I try again, am met with the same result. As I throw away the leaves in disgust, I hear muffled laughter. Watching me is a tribal girl.
2:51 AM Dec 1st
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Afterwards I begin to wonder how to carry water back. I fashion something out of lotus leaves, but it comes unstuck before I walk far.
4:16 PM Nov 30th
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The rivulet I find collects into a small pond before streaming off again. Kneeling, I drink deep. Then I jump in for a much-needed wash.
3:38 AM Nov 30th
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The sun is high when I open my eyes. Mother is awake, but the others still sleep. Feeling thirsty, I set out looking for water.
3:37 AM Nov 30th
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We stumble on in the dark for long after crossing the river. Finally, when mother can walk no further, we camp for the night.
2:56 PM Nov 29th
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"Tell the master my sons and I send him our gratitude,” mother says as we push off. “Tell him we await his call.”
1:37 PM Nov 28th
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Our rescuers lead us away quickly, towards the river I hear in the distance. A boat awaits us. Uncle Vidura’s men bow low as we climb in.
1:14 PM Nov 28th
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Hands reach down to help us up one by one. I look towards the palace. It is a blaze of fiery orange burning the night.
5:26 PM Nov 27th
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The tunnel roof is low, and we hurry along bent almost double. By the time we reach the end, my back is in agony.
4:07 PM Nov 27th
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I turn to follow him. The screams from above are dying down. Only tribals, I whisper to myself.
5:01 PM Nov 26th
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The mouth of the tunnel is light with the approaching flames. “Hurry,” Yudhishtira says, helping me to my feet.
4:59 PM Nov 26th
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The Kaurava treachery becomes clear when I touch the wick to the wet floor. Flames leap up, dancing across the new wood with amazing speed.
4:24 PM Nov 26th
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I run back, leaving a liquid trail behind, into the inner courtyard, where our guests sleep out their drunken stupor. They do not even stir.
1:03 AM Nov 26th
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I have a final task. Running to the kitchen, I pick up a barrel of clarified butter. It takes only a minute to splash its content around.
3:04 PM Nov 25th
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Arjuna is the first to drop down. I hear him grunt as he lands. I slide mother down to him. The twins go next, then Yudhishtira.
12:49 AM Nov 24th
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I see light, hear voices below. Vidura’s men are waiting. The mouth of the tunnel is now wide enough for a man to pass through.
1:53 PM Nov 23rd
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Everyone looks at me. I nod. Yudhishtira lets out a sigh as I jump in to help Arjuna. The mud is soft; my shovel breaks through in minutes.
3:29 AM Nov 23rd
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The floorboards are open at the spot Vidura’s man had marked when I return. Arjuna is silently scooping out the dark earth with a shovel.
3:27 AM Nov 23rd
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When it is over, I allow his body to fall to the ground. I have killed a man for the first time in my life. I feel no regret.
3:47 AM Nov 19th
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When it is over, I let his body fall to the ground. I have killed a man for the first time in my life. I feel no regret.
3:01 PM Nov 17th
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- Name Chindu Sreedharan
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- Bio Mahabharata, on Twitter -- as told by Bhima. Inspired by Bhimsen, a reimagining by Prem Panicker. Image: Sunil Krishnan
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