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• Meritocracy is a Myth by queenbee_03

  Fandoms: Mahabharata - Vyasa, महाभारत | Mahabharat (TV 1988), महाभारत | Mahabharat (TV 2013)  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  11 Sep 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Arjuna (Mahabharata)/Krishna (Hindu Religions & Lore)
  • Balarama & Krishna (Hindu Religions & Lore)
  • Arjuna & Bhima & Nakula & Sahadeva & Yudhishthira (Mahabharata)
  • Arjuna & Drona (Mahabharata)
  • Krishna (Hindu Religions & Lore)
  • Arjuna (Mahabharata)
  • Ekalavya (Mahabharata)
  • Yudhishthira (Mahabharata)
  • Bhima (Mahabharata)
  • Drona (Mahabharata)
  • Balarama (Hindu Religions & Lore)
  • Original Female Character(s)
  • Original Male Character(s)
  • Kripa (Mahabharata)
  • Bhishma (Mahabharata)
  • Vidura (Mahabharata)
  • Kunti (Mahabharata)
  • Nakula (Mahabharata)
  • Sahadeva (Mahabharata)
  • Alternate Universe - College/University
  • Childhood Friends to Lovers
  • Established Relationship
  • Implied/Referenced Sex
  • Krishna and Arjuna are living their best lives
  • Morally Grey Characters
  • References to casteism and classism
  • The System is the villain here
  • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
  • Not Beta Read
  • References to Homophobia
  • Jealousy
  • Academic Rivalry
  • Dwarka is a coastal student town
  • Biker Krishna
  • Passenger Princess Arjun
  • Scholarship Kid Ekalavya
  • Scientific Inaccuracies
  • Academic Societies
  • Plant Parent Kripa

  Summary

  Finally at his dream university, 18 year-old Ekalavya naively believes that education is the great equalizer in life. Unbeknownst to him, someone else in his class is competing in a completely different race altogether.

  OR

  A modern day University AU in which Ekalavya realises the game of life was always rigged against him.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  53,657

  Chapters:

  10/?

  Comments:

  42

  Kudos:

  26

  Bookmarks:

  2

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  726