The timeless epic retold in a lucid style. Bharat was a king of ancient India and the Kouravs and Pandavs were his descendents. The Mahabharat of Sage Vyas extends from Bharat to the death of Yughishthir, the eldest son of the Pandavs. The Mahabharat s named after the Great War fought between the Kouravs and the Pandavs. Sad to be the social and cultural history of ancient Western India, a salient feature of the epic is its characters. Think of any type of person and you find his character.