Did Mahabharata really happen??

Question: Did Mahabharata really happen or is it all fiction?

Answer: I have read around 20–22 books on Mahabharat from different angles. After reading all these books I have made a simple theory to understand Mahabharat that is there are 02 ways to look at the epic. First, Consider everything fiction and assume that someone has written a big story which B R Chopra is shown to the tv and it has never happened. With this theory, you can accept anything from arrows leaving the fire to Gandhari having 100 kids. Secondly, Accept that Mahabharat has indeed happened and try to understand the contemporary view of it. This theory will discard drama part and you have to accept that in reality the epic was something else but retelling has added lots of drama and fictions to it. I accept this view and try finding answers to different questions since lots of time ahs passed hence not much authentic data is available to validate this theory 100% but I believe that Mahabharat did happen.

चलते चलते (५९)

वाक़िफ़ कहाँ ज़माना हमारी उड़ान से वो और थे जो हार गए आसमान से ~फ़हीम जोगापुरी

चलते चलते (५८)

रास्ते कभी नहीं बताते कितना जुनून था तुममे, मंजिल पर पहुचने वाले को ही जानते हैं लोग ! - अंकुर मिश्रा

चलते चलते (५७)

तुम ले के अपने हाथ में ख़ंजर न देखना और देखना तो तन पे मिरे सर न देखना दुश्मन भी मेरे साथ ही आता है बज़्म में तुम को क़सम है आँख उठा कर न देखना #मिर्ज़ामायलदेहलवी

चलते चलते (५६ )

कभी जो ख़्वाब था वो पा लिया है मगर जो खो गई वो चीज़ क्या थी -- जावेद अख़्तर

चलते चलते (५५ )

पतझड़ को भी तू फुर्सत से देखा कर ऐ दिल, बिखरे हुए हर पत्ते की अपनी अलग कहानी है ...!!

मृत्युंजय

Mrityunjay was my 23rd book on Mahabharat overall and 2nd book on "Mahabharat from Karna's point of view". Since it was a book many people have referred me, so I start it with some critical point of view. Till the halfway marks, I feel it was an ok-ok effort but in the second half, it has gathered the pace.
For over two decades since its first publication the vast non- Marathi and non-Hindi readership remained deprived of this remarkable exploration of the human psyche till the publication of this English translation by the Writers workshop – a contribution for which there is much to be grateful for.
"Mrityunjaya" is the autobiography of Karna, and yet it is not just that. It is like watching the events take place in Mahabharat from Karna's eyes.
Four books are spoken by Karna. These are interspersed with a book each from the lips of his unwed mother Kunti, Duryodhana (who considers Karna his mainstay), Shon (Shatruntapa, his foster-brother, who hero-worships him), his wife Vrishali to whom he is like a god and, last of all, Krishna.

When you read an autobiography, you expect a certain amount of flattery and justification of doing things wrong but this novel surprises you at that front as it offers a human emotion behind all the mistakes. This is truly a saga of betrayal, friendship, loyalty, hard work and of Daanveer Karna. Mrityunjay is a literary masterpiece. By the end of Mrityunjay, I was emotionally very drained. I was angry, upset, hurt and was feeling very void inside. I am just not able to read anything for some time now.
It is a must-read book.