Picture of the Week

© K. L. Kamat

The Sacrifice of Gandhari
Painting by Nandalal Bose

Gandhari, the wife of Dhritarashrta is a very interesting character from Mahabharat. Married to a blind man, she thought she should not enjoy any luxuries of life that are denied to the husband, and blinded herself with a cloth. Artist Bose, one of India's most famous, illustrates Gandhari using a girlfriend (sakhi) to learn the whereabouts from a balcony.

See Also:

• Indian Mythologies -- Pictures and tales from the Indian mythologies including Hindu epics of Mahabharata, Ramayana

• Artist Nandalal Bose

October 01, 1998