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Not Your Mother's Mahabharata
The Mahabharata is this epic Indian work that encapsulates a great deal of Indian Mythology. It is a magnificent story that is constantly being rewritten and retold since its inception that was somewhere between 3000 BC and 1500 BCE
‘Not Your Mother’s Mahabharata with SP Jayaraj’ is a podcast where S.P. Jayaraj tell the story conversationally to his wife Azure Anderson and to friends, most of whom have never heard of the tale. Listeners familiar and unfamiliar with the epic are treated to their entertainingly honest first reactions.
Doing it conversationally as opposed to it being a straight up reading allows there to be variations in the story and the chance to pick apart some of the ideas about life that the Mahabharat brings to the forefront.
This podcast’s goal is to make this great work accessible, and entertaining to an adult audience. Come in expecting some laughs, some pop culture tangents, and some adult language.
This is a labor of devotion to the Mahabharat quite unlike any other you might come across.
Not Your Mother's Mahabharata
NYMM 34: Himalayan Hijinks. Arjuna's Mission: Part 1
We are thrilled to welcome Erika Gesme to the podcast to begin the tale of Arjuna's solo adventure.
All the Pandavas and Draupadi have come to accept their exile, but they also accept that once they return from it, they will not be given everything back as was promised to them. They need to prepare for the eventual war, and for that, Arjuna needs to visit the Himalayas and speak to the god Shiva.
Erika and Azure are enthralled as the mighty Arjuna can't seem to gain the upper hand over a seemingly simple tribal hunter.
After the battle Arjuna, a procession of some of the main gods in Hinduism visit Arjuna with their magical processions in tow, including Arjuna's father, Indra, the king of the devas who proposes Arjuna takes what could be the most awe inspiring journey of his life.
S.P. Jayaraj is the creator of the mythic world of Adijari that is the setting of his two novels, The Secret of the Zipacna Dragons and Legacy of the Crow. He is also a Creative Life Coach through his business Imagination Life Coaching. The Mahabharata and other global mythology inspires him in all his projects.
spjayaraj.com
Azure Anderson-Jayaraj is a musician, a maker, a cat mom, an arts administrator and now a podcast editor.
Erika Gesme is a hearing instrument specialist and medical sales rep who can also be seen (or heard) moonlighting as a musician through the Twin Cities.
She is a supporter of End the Back Log
www.endthebacklog.org is an initiative of the Joyful Heart Foundation
Every 68 seconds, someone is sexually assaulted in the United States.
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Despite this, it is estimated that hundreds of thousands of rape kits sit untested in police department and crime lab storage facilities across the country in what is referred to as the “rape kit backlog.”
The mission of End the Back Log is that every rape kit booked into evidence and connected to a reported sexual assault should be submitted to a crime lab for testing, and crime labs must commit to testing rape kit evidence in a timely manner.
Have an imaginative day.
Artwork and music by Azure Anderson
