#balram

I'm in my Dwapara yuga phase after watching Krishnavataram part 1, so yeah. • Definition of Worldwide Heartthrob™ • Very fluent in Gen Z and Gen Alpha slang • He told Bhima to use 'yeet' as a battle cry. laughed his ass off when the warrior used it. • Loves to ragebait Satyabhama with 6-7 memes (she always falls for it) • He once learnt peacock mating dances to impress Rukmini for their wedding anniversary (Hint: she was NOT impressed) • Learned how to do hair from Radha and does elaborate styles for subhadra, his wives and daughters. • If he were an influencer, his page would have pictures of roadside cows, couple reels with Rukmini, elaborate pranks on his siblings and 'GRWM while I teach you how to destroy a car beyond repair (it was Shakuni's) and make it look like an accident' • somehow knows every Indian language. people have given up on understanding how. • Once he woke up at the crack of dawn and started making cursed chicken noises on the palace roof to wake everyone up (He ended up with a beating from Satyabhama, a lecture from Balram, and an hour in a timeout corner by Rukmini) • hates, and I mean, HATES, salted butter.

Also avatar I love

We used to fight for Krishna...)

(I was very young when my sister and I used to roleplay, I would be Rukmini, and she would be Radha 😭

Part of the point of contention seems to be how "canon" it is and which texts count and don't count. While I think that's always a foolish endeavour, that doesn't even matter in this case because the drinking is mentioned several times in the critical edition too?!? As in Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute's Critical Edition, affectionately known as BORI CE, which is considered The Primary Canonical Text about the Mahabharat by the posters themselves? BORI fucking CE mentions the drinking multiple times, you guys. In fact, I have a running joke going on with my friends that they love introducing Balram with the act of drinking being one of his core personality traits because that is literally what they do. It's also very hard to miss if you've read the text, as the discoursing parties seem so adamant to tell people to do.

You guys have to see the irony here, right?

(Short disclaimer: I think drinking is a morally neutral activity. The act of drinking alone does not make one good or evil. People often remark about how the gods should not be portrayed drinking because in our modern era we associate drinking with evil, at least when it comes to religion. However, that is wholly a modern Hinduism attitude about it and does not remotely match the standards of what people would consider older "Hinduism". I think it would be nice if people remember that.)

Balram, who has been sick and unable to attend the council for a few weeks: *from his chamber* QUIT TELLING EVERYONE I'M DEAD!

Jagannath Balram Subhadra

I tried drawing in the Odia Patachitra style. I have newfound IMMENSE respect for Patuas now. I drew this digitally with the privilege of an undo button and symmetry tool. How do they manage far superior and intricate artworks on paper with limited scope of correction is beyond me.