Ithihāsas – a character explorer for Hindu epics, built in a few hours
Hi HN! I’ve always found it hard to explore the Mahābhārata and Rāmāyaṇa online. Most content is either long-form or scattered, and understanding a character like Karna or Bhishma usually means opening multiple tabs. I built https://www.ithihasas.in/ to solve that. It is a simple character explorer that lets you navigate the epics through people and their relationships instead of reading everything linearly. This was also an experiment with Claude CLI. I was able to put together the first version in a couple of hours. It helped a lot with generating structured content and…
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Ithihāsas is a character explorer for the Mahābhārata and Rāmāyaṇa Hindu epics that lets users navigate through characters and their relationships rather than reading linearly. It consolidates scattered information about figures like Karna and Bhishma into one interface, eliminating the need for multiple tabs. The tool is designed for anyone seeking to explore these epics in a structured, character-focused way instead of long-form narrative reading.
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Hi HN! I’ve always found it hard to explore the Mahābhārata and Rāmāyaṇa online. Most content is either long-form or scattered, and understanding a character like Karna or Bhishma usually means opening multiple tabs. I built https://www.ithihasas.in/ to solve that. It is a simple character explorer that lets you navigate the epics through people and their relationships instead of reading everything linearly. This was also an experiment with Claude CLI. I was able to put together the first version in a couple of hours. It helped a lot with generating structured content and speeding up development, but UX and data consistency still needed manual work. Would love feedback on the UX and whether this way of exploring mythology works for you.
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