Ithihāsas
Ranked 4 of 31 interactive visualizations by recommenders
People like the relationship graph that maps how characters in the Hindu epics connect, and the polished UI. The most common caveat is low contrast and dense text that is hard to read.
People like the relationship graph that maps how characters in the Hindu epics connect, and the polished UI. The most common caveat is low contrast and dense text that is hard to read.
21 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 18
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 18 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Relationship graph maps character connections
“I like how it's mapped out the relationship graph.”
Comment from 14 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Ithihāsas – a character explorer for Hindu epics, built in a few hours” “it's a novelty to see the connections”
Comment from 14 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Ithihāsas – a character explorer for Hindu epics, built in a few hours” Slick, diverse UI design
“What an incredibly diverse and inclusive UI design.”
Comment from 13 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Ithihāsas – a character explorer for Hindu epics, built in a few hours” “Absolutely slick UI and wonderful implementation”
Comment from 14 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Ithihāsas – a character explorer for Hindu epics, built in a few hours”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Low contrast and dense text
“The default vis has very low contrast (despite changing theme colors).”
Comment from 13 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Ithihāsas – a character explorer for Hindu epics, built in a few hours” “at the current density it's a bit hard to read”
Comment from 13 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Ithihāsas – a character explorer for Hindu epics, built in a few hours” “the contrast so bad that I cannot read anything”
Comment from 13 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Ithihāsas – a character explorer for Hindu epics, built in a few hours” Relationship graph unclear and flickers
“Kunti somehow has her sons to the left of, right of, and above her, making the relationship unclear.”
Comment from 13 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Ithihāsas – a character explorer for Hindu epics, built in a few hours” “The relationship graph flickers too much when I move the mouse over it.”
Comment from 13 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Ithihāsas – a character explorer for Hindu epics, built in a few hours” Looks AI-made, shallow understanding
“could tell this is done by AI, someone that studied it at the periphery”
Comment from 14 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Ithihāsas – a character explorer for Hindu epics, built in a few hours” “Its clear you used AI to create the whole thing, but did you stop to think if it makes sense?”
Comment from 14 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Ithihāsas – a character explorer for Hindu epics, built in a few hours”
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What people said
16 of the 21 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I like how it's mapped out the relationship graph.”
“Its clear you used AI to create the whole thing, but did you stop to think if it makes sense?”
“it's a novelty to see the connections”
“could tell this is done by AI, someone that studied it at the periphery”
“it looks really weird here”
“This is a genuinely delightful project.”
“Absolutely slick UI and wonderful implementation”
“The relationship graph flickers too much when I move the mouse over it.”
“Kunti somehow has her sons to the left of, right of, and above her, making the relationship unclear.”
“I love the Crimson Dusk theme.”
“What an incredibly diverse and inclusive UI design.”
“mythology is significantly more layered that just the study of their characters at the end”
“the contrast so bad that I cannot read anything”
“The default vis has very low contrast (despite changing theme colors).”
“at the current density it's a bit hard to read”
“it feels like it is incomplete”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.