Pandu: Was the father of the Pandavas and

Pandu was the father of the Pandavas and the king of Hastinapura. He was cursed by a sage and died after having children with his two wives, Kunti and Madri. The timeline below shows where the character Pandu appears in Mahabharata. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance. In the Mahabharata epic, Pandu is the son of Vichitravirya and his second wife, Ambalika from Vyasa. He is more popularly known as the father of the Pandavas. After Vichitravirya's death his mother Satyavati sent for her first born, Rishi Veda Vyasa. According to his mother's wishes, he visited both the wives of Vichitravirya to grant them a son. Ambalika was instructed by Satyavati to keep her eyes open lest she would bear a blind son like Ambika (Dhritarashtra). She did keep her eyes open ... I am happy to know that a new College is being inaugurated at Pandu thus adding to the facilities for higher education in Assam. For progress in higher education the maintenance of high standards is essential.