The course is suitable for any participant with a preliminary knowledge of the Mahabharata. After the course, one will be acquainted with the textual reality of the epic, the basics of its philosophy, the characters' psychology, and the prevalent social paradigms.

Conceptualized and coordinated by Dr. Gauri Moghe, the course's faculty members include (In order of lectures): Dr. Saroj Deshpande, Dr. Gauri Moghe, Dr. Sucheta Paranjpe, Dr. Prasad Bhide, Dr. Amruta Natu, Dr. Shreenand Bapat, Dr. Maithili Joshi, Mr. Manish Walvekar, Dr. Madhavi Kolhatkar, Dr. Pradeep Apte, Dr. Mugdha Gadgil, and Dr. Manjusha Gokhale.