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Anshul Kumar's avatar

Beautifully written Jayshree and so relatable coming from Indian roots. You ROCK!

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Jayshree Gururaj's avatar

Thank you, Anshul, for the gracious feedback.

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Joyce's avatar

Jayshree, another of your beautiful tales, of honour versus pride. Thank you for bringing so much joy 💙🙏💫

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Jayshree Gururaj's avatar

Thanks, Joyce, glad to hear it - you are welcome.

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C.L. Steiner's avatar

I enjoy your telling of these great tales!

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Jayshree Gururaj's avatar

Thank you, it is so heartening to receive this kind feedback.

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David Sewell McCann's avatar

This story always perplexed me. It seemed like a foolish choice. Over and over again this happens with the Pandava - they make a surprising choice that seems to shoot down any chance they have. And yet, they have Dharma on their side and this undying trust in their choices. This is what inspires me. Act. Choose. Fight. Do something and commit fully. Thank you for this story. Hoping you take up the gambling story because that one really gets me.

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Jayshree Gururaj's avatar

What a wonderful insight, David! Thank you for sharing. Agree on the takeaway.

I did cover the gambling - it is in a series of 4 posts - the second of which is

https://open.substack.com/pub/jayshreegururaj/p/gamble-of-thrones-and-the-shackles?r=1si0oc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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mark's avatar

Loving these stories! Thank you.

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Jayshree Gururaj's avatar

Thanks, Mark! Glad you liked it.

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