Dhritarashtra (Nepali: धृतराष्ट्र) is a poetry book by Ghanshyam Kandel.

[1] It is a short epic in verse and retells the story of the Mahabharat through the eyes of the blind king of Hastinapur, Dhritarashtra.

[4] Reimagining of the Mahabharata, Dhritarastra retells the epic from the blind king’s perspective, undercutting deeply entrenched notions of what is right and wrong and what is just and unjust.

Original Mahabharat depicts Krishna as a charismatic leader who fights for truth and justice.

But in Kandel’s verse, Krishna appears as a crafty conspirator who tricks others into fighting the brutal war at Kurukshetra and plots the murder of Duryodhan and Dronacharya.