Long before courts, contracts, and virtual hearings became part of modern society, Indian epics had already highlighted the importance of dialogue, mediation and reconciliation. In the Udyog Parva of the Mahabharata, Lord Krishna took up a final peace mission between the Pandavas and Kauravas, where he put forth attempts of negotiation, mediation and reconciliation before the Kurukshetra war became unavoidable. As the modern world shifts towards faster and more accessible dis