The plan was successful and the grief-stricken Drona was soon killed in battle by Dhrishtadyumna, son of King Drupada. Illustration: Dilip Kadam The news of the Pandavas’ trickery and his father ...

Moreover, Drona was burned up with the desire to teach his former schoolmate, Drupada, a lesson for insulting him in public. Drona deliberately put himself in the way of the Kuru princes ...