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 Kama
T he M ahabharata fe a gallery o f heroes and Kama is the mo»t heroic
of them . Fate denied him all his dues. But he fought and achieved all
that a man could aspire to have.
He was as much a Pandava prince as any of the other five. But he
never knew his lineage. A t last when he knew it, he could not but
disown it.
He was brought up as a com m oner and therefore humiliated.
Teachers would n o t teach him . H is equals shunned him. He received
no honour despite his valour but he never lost heart. Duryodhana, the
Kaurava prince, offered him kingship. For this act of kindness, he
remained loyal to D uryodhana till th e very end.

A U A R C H IT M K A TH A g o o d rts d in g .
O v e r 7 9 m i l l t o n c o p i H s o l d 9 0 tMr.

Script: Kamata Chankakttm Artworks: RomWaecrkar

Edito r t A aant Pai

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