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The actual Mahabharat/Kurukshetra war lasted 18 days, so there could be 18 rounds in total... Where each round is themed on each day of the war?

Or maybe each round to be named on the greatest/fiercest Yodhdha on that day?

Nice thought. The original theme document contained 18 rounds. But we had to prune a few rounds to fit within the 2-day schedule for the WSC.

We cover a larger time period than the 18 day Mahabharata war, starting from the ancestry of the Pandavas and the Kauravas, the circumstances which led to the war, and till the end of the war. But, yes, many of the rounds are themed around the great Yodhdha's (warriors) from the Mahabharata.

I believe the same goes for WSC as well that the 18 videos are a teaser for the round themes and/or names.

Yes that is correct, each video is the inspiration for one round.

Received this in my inbox from Braahmi Shetty sharing her thoughts on relationship between Mahabharata theme and the Sudoku rounds:
"1. As in the Mahabharata, there was unity among the five brothers " THE PANDAVAS ".The hundred brothers " THE KAURAVAS " were also united. Like that only, the sudoku rounds also have a relay race which shows unity and teamwork among their teams.
2. In the Mahabharata, Krishna was there to help and show the right path to Pandavas but didn't fight the war for them like that only in sudokus there are some hints which make the sudoku more easier but the hints do not directly show the answer but they show the right path to the answer. "

My reply to her email:
"It's a very interesting take on the relationships between the Mahabharata theme and the rounds at the WSC.
We actually do have a unity-related theme for the 5 Pandavas, but the format of the round is slightly different. We have a round for the 'hundred' Kauravas too, but the theme is slightly different.
For the ideas related to Krishna, we have used a similar theme for a different character from the Mahabharata."