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Who was Vikarna in the Mahabharata, and why was he seen as a just Kaurava?

Subject: Static GK (General Knowledge)

Book: Mahabharata Characters

Vikarna is one of Duryodhana’s younger brothers, counted among the hundred Kauravas. Unlike most of them, Vikarna displays a sense of fairness and questions the wrongdoing during Draupadi’s humiliation, marking him as a rare voice of conscience in that family.

### Family Context
- **Father**: Dhritarashtra
- **Mother**: Gandhari
- **Elder Brother**: Duryodhana, the principal antagonist

### Unusual Integrity
- **Public Dissent**: Protests the dice-hall disgrace of Draupadi, showing moral courage.
- **Conflict of Loyalty**: Torn between duty to family and personal sense of justice.

### Role in War
- **Sides with Kauravas**: Despite moral reservations, remains loyal to his side.
- **Warrior’s Demise**: Dies on the battlefield, fighting valiantly.

Vikarna’s brief stand for righteousness amidst the Kauravas underscores that not all of Dhritarashtra’s sons blindly followed Duryodhana’s path. He remains a figure of tragic decency overshadowed by the greater conflict.

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