Guru Dronacharya

Dronacharya was a childhood friend of King Dhrupad, just as Sudama was of Krishna, a Brahman boy and a Kshatriya prince befriending each other in the levelling grounds of a gurukul.. But unlike Krishna, Dhrupad refused to recognise his childhood friend when he became king. They say he insulted him.. Dhrupad, father of Draupadi, must have been a powerful and secure king..But maybe his present completely held his attention, like it did Dushyants', when he forgot Shakuntala.

Durvasa left the court, feeling humiliated in his learning, his poverty, his love for a childhood memory. He went over to the Kauravas.. and became their guru. His anger fuelled his future, he secured a position of power for himself.

His wisdom was to be called in question.