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In that section of the Epic, the Gandharvas are described as able to magically appear and disappear, to go to heaven in human form, and return to earth. Musicians and magicians, Gandharvas float in the sky like clouds, and on earth are fierce warriors. He thought it would be fun to be all that. Hence the pseudonym.
About THE Author

A physician, Dr. Tapendu Basu, pen name Gandharva raja, grew up in India exposed to the country’s rich cultural and linguistic diversity. He is a member of the Academy of American Poets and Maryland Writers’ Association and lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

He assumed the name Gandharva raja after he wrote Epic Mahabharata, A Twenty-first Century Retelling of the Indian Epic.
In one episode of the epic, Gandharvas are pillaged by Duryodhan, King of the avaricious Kurus, while camped for a festival.

Gandharva raja – Chitrasena – deals them a much-deserved thrashing till the five Pandava brothers, the good guys, come to Kuru’s rescue. Arjuna and Chitrasena are reconciled and become good friends.

About THE Author

Dr. Tapendu K. Basu, born in India, resides in Maryland, USA. He is a member of the Academy of American Poets, Maryland Center for History and Culture, Maryland Writers’ Association, and Mystery Writers of America. He was the editor of Pen In Hand, MWA’s biannual literary magazine from 2017 to 2021. His publications include Me and Mine; Hoofbeats, A Song of You: A Poetic History of the United States; August 29: How Kabir H. Jain Became a Deity; Epic Mahabharata: A Twenty-first Century Retelling. Satiric Verses was published in 2019. In 2017, his novel, The Nisha Trilogy was produced as Tadanto, a Bengali movie, in Tollywood, Kolkata. The Author and the Emperor, and The Raven’s Nest and Other Plays were published in 2023/2024., Currently Dr. Tapendu K. Basu is engaged in writing an Earth/Mars chronicle. Pseudonym: Gandharva raja Website: gandharvaraja.com and tkbasuauthor.com