Variations of Mahabharata

• A summary of Jaminiaswamedha.

• Ganesha's tusk and Mahabharata dictation

• References on Ganesha writing Mahabharata in Medieval Malayalam Texts

• Maudgalya - Nalayani Episode from Malayalam Retellings

• Draupadi's Pride Crushed
  A story in Kashiram Das Bengali Mahabharata, retold by Pradip Bhattacharya

• A Man Sold by a Woman An Episode from the Dungri Bhil Version of the Mahabharata Translated and Introduced by Aruna Joshi

• Who is Simhika in the Mahabharata

• On the First Bengali Mahabharata by Pradip Bhattacharya

• Duryodhana conducting Abhicara to kill Pandavas An episode from Villiputturar's Bharatham - English Summary by Prema Nandakumar

• Mahabharata Variations in Malayalam An article on variations in Mahabharata retellings in written, oral, theatrical and ritual performance traditions of Kerala (dated Aprl 30, 2005)
  Revised version (dated May 22, 2005)

• Pandavas put to sleep and revived through abhicara: A Mahabharata episode from Kerala
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  In this connection see Abhicara in Kerala with Mahabharata link (from Logan's Malabar Manual)

• An article that refers to Mahabharata variations in Rajasthan by Shail Mayaram

• Bharata of the Bhils (Summary (in English by Pradip Bhattacharya) of the paper presented by Dr Bhagwandas Patel in the Sahitya Akademi's seminar on Mahabharata in 2004)

• Meeting with Dr. Paula Richman on January 20, 2005, Kolkata, India. (Topic: Mahabharata Variations)

• Summary of Sections of Mavaratam Pattu (an oral Mahabharata from Kerala)
  Contains the summary of sections Partaking in the Feast, Marrying the Naga Maiden, Shadow Piercing.

• Summary of Cherusseri Bharatam (Bharatagatha)
  A retelling Mahabharata in Malayalam.
  Authored by Ponathil Sankaran Nambiti during the reign of Udyavarman Kolathiri - M.E 621 to 640 (A.D 1446 to 1465)
  (version - March, 2005)

• Summary of Bharatamala
  Summary of a Mahabharata retelling in Malayalam from the fifteenth century.
  (version - April 2005)

• An interesting variation of Draupadi disrobing from Bharatam Pattu, a medieval Malayalam retelling of Mahabharata.

• Gayopakhyanam in Malayalam Summary by A. Purushothaman

• Ganga Weds a Frog Prince This article tries to understand a part of the Bheel Bharata, on its own and in relation to Vyasa's epic.

• A Hero of the Mahabharata in Folklore of Central India Mahendra Kumar Mishra (an attempt has been made to show how the Mahabharata tradition has influenced the folk tradition of central India in general and western Orissa in particular)