What was happening in South India during Mahabharata?

The Pandyas ruled regions in southern India which now lie in the state of Tamil Nadu, existing there alongside other dynasties such as the Cholas, the Cheras, the Pallavas, etc. The early Pandyas were reduced to obscurity by the Kalabhras, until their revival in the sixth century AD. read more

The great epic, Mahabharata, talks about warriors and kingdoms from all over India as has been pointed out in the question. We seldom find information regarding South India in the Mahabharata. But this doesn't mean that South India was entirely missing form the Mahabharata. Let me give you the Pandya Kingdom. read more