FFolktale The fruits of truthMarch 2, 2020No comments Sarala Dasa’s Odiya Mahabharata has an interesting folk tale that is not found in any other version of… Read More
FFolktale Rajah SuranFebruary 22, 2020No comments Once upon a time, there was a king, his name was Rajah Suran and he ruled over a… Read More
BBlog Queen HeraJanuary 20, 2020No comments In the Greek pantheon, Zeus grabs all the eyeballs. He fought the Titans, he established Olympus and his… Read More
MMyth The birth of SomaJanuary 13, 2020No comments The myth about the birth of the moon god, Soma, is the most beautiful birth story in world… Read More
FFolktale Cotton trees and DraupadiJanuary 5, 2020No comments Why does the semul/semal/salmali have thorns? Blame it on Draupadi. Bhima, the strongest and mightiest among the Pandavas… Read More
FFolktale Cotton trees and demonsJanuary 5, 2020No comments The cotton tree known as the semul/semal/salmal in various parts of the country has a number of folk… Read More
FFolktale The Divine WitnessDecember 24, 2019No comments Acharya an old Brahmin lived on the outskirts of Puri, a temple town in Odisha. His work was… Read More
UUncategorized The tale of the peacockDecember 16, 2019No comments Whenever Peacocks are the focus of conversation, the tail forms the epicenter of the tale- iridescent feathers that… Read More
MMyth Chasing BosphorusDecember 1, 2019No comments Istanbul, a sprawling, bustling metropolis straddling two continents is truly a tale of two cities, that of east… Read More
BBlog Bringing power to heelNovember 26, 2019No comments Over the past few months, chaos has reigned on the streets of Delhi. Literally so, as men in… Read More