During my trip to London, UK for the World Sudoku Championship 2014, the Indian team had a very entertaining dinner just before the WSC finale and prize distribution. When you sit at a table with Deb, Jaipal, Jayant, Prasanna, Rishi and Swaroop, there's bound to be some fun. Kunal was lost somewhere and Sumit had left to meet some relatives in London. Well, they certainly missed a lot of fun.
During the humorous discussions, we touched upon the topic of creating some more enthusiasm among sudoku solvers in India. It is certainly true that Prasanna, Rishi and me have been the top players in India and people tend to lose motivation knowing its hard to beat us and make it to the team. This was the sixth consecutive year I've been in the India A-Team, and though the top players have been performing extremely well at the World Championships, there was a need to do something more for the players who have potential of becoming the top solvers of India some day. And thus, Sudoku Mahabharat was born.
The idea suddenly hit Deb that we should conduct some sort of national event in India, but more to encourage new players and potential players to participate, win and get a feel of being and performing at the top-level. The idea was discussed and we came up with this event.
Read more about the rules, eligibility, schedule and format of Sudoku Mahabharat 2014-2015
Six of the top players: Jaipal, Prasanna, Rishi, Sumit, Swaroop and me won't be participating, in fact, we'll be organizing the event. This would give some of the upcoming solvers a chance to win this event and hopefully be a part of the Indian team soon.
Episode 1: Standard Variants by Rishi Puri
Dates: 20th-22nd September, 2014
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Episode 2: Irregular Variants by Rohan Rao
Dates: 18th-20th October, 2014
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Episode 3: Odd-Even Variants by Deb Mohanty
Dates: 15th-17th November, 2014
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Episode 4: Outside Variants by Rakesh Rai
Dates: 20th-22nd December, 2014
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Episode 5: Math Variants by Prasanna Seshadri
Dates: 17th-19th January, 2015
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Episode 6: Neighbours by Rajesh Kumar
Dates: 21st -23rd February, 2015
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Episode 7: Math Variants by Swaroop Guggilam
Dates: 21st-23rd March, 2015
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Whether you're a beginner, regular or pro, whether you're 17yrs, 31yrs or 67yrs, whether you're an Indian or not, this is a chance for you to participate (even for fun!) and solve some different interesting sudokus created by some of the best sudoku creators in India. There is something for everyone to enjoy! Who knows, maybe you can be the one who wins the Sudoku Mahabharat !
