The Age of Reorganisation — Question 9

Gandhara was an ancient region located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, what is now northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan, especially around the modem-day cities of Peshawar and Taxila. Gandhara does remind us of a key character from the Mahabharata Gandhari, the queen of Hastinapur and mother of the Kauravas. She was the princess of Gandhara, and her name reflects her origin. This historical connection between a region and an epic character shows how ancient kingdoms influenced not only politics but also literature and cultural memory.