"Abhimanyu" by Vineet Aggarwal

Abhimanyu was a prince of the Lunar Dynasty.. he was a worthy successor to his father Arjun, the son of demigod Indra and his valor is unparalleled in the nnals of Indian history.. Abhimanyu was born at a time when his father's clan (Pandavas) was in confrontation with the evil clan of Kauravas.. When he was in his mother Subhadra was carrying him in her womb, his uncle Krishna would tell him stories about warfare and military tactics.. Miraculously, Abhi was imbibing all this knowledge even from within the womb, and thus he turned out to be crucial in breaking one of the most powerful formations of the Kaurav army called the Chakravyuha..

But as the stories of all great heroes go, Abhimanyu's story also took a turn.. when at the time of the Mahabharatta battle,  the top Kaurav military leaders saw a mere lad break into their strongest formation, they defied the code of righteous battle and pounced on him from all directions.. Even though he was surrounded by the greatest warriors this land has ever known, Abhi gave them a tough fight and only after hours of battle they could manage to chink his armor..

Abhimanyu fought like a lion and bested all those around him till their combined strength broke him down and they managed to behead him.. Arjun was livid with rage when he heard of his teenage son being killed at the hand of sasoned warriors in such a cowardly fashion and vowed not to take water or food till he could avenge Abhi's death! The battle of Mahabharat thus lasted for 18 days when all the Kaurav leaders were either killed or brought down to their knees..

Here i have used photoshop to put a picture of the Taj-mahal in the background taken by me a few years back on my trip to Agra and Delhi..