FFolktale Where’s the Pithey?March 1, 2015No comments “Mmmm!” Pithey Buro gently hints to Pithey Buri, “I say, isn’t it the best time to go to… Read More
BBlog Gods and DemonsMarch 1, 2015No comments With the Navaratri, Debi Paksha and Durga puja festivities coming to a close, people across India are celebrating… Read More
EEpics The forest of fearFebruary 1, 2015No comments The ‘Stri parva’ section of the Mahabharata narrates a story. In the story a Brahmin was journeying on… Read More
BBlog A Mythic Expression of Feminist PowerJanuary 1, 2015No comments Last week on Women’s Day, there was the usual outpouring of celebratory messages, whether on the Google doodle… Read More
BBlog Cultural Invasion or AssimilationNovember 1, 2014No comments History and controversy are no strangers to each other. And so it has been with the case of… Read More
BBlog The first principles of creation/Life in the shelter of a cloudOctober 1, 2014No comments Oral tradition, the source of all folklore is now being celebrated as the chronicle of human history by… Read More
MMyth Brothers God, Tiger and ManOctober 1, 2014No comments A long time ago, man, tiger, and god/spirit came into existence through a miraculous union between the already… Read More
MMyth The spirit of the tiger goddessOctober 1, 2014No comments The Tuluva community, an ethno linguistic group of people who were originally from the Mangalore and adjoining region… Read More
MMyth The ‘Make-in-India’ GodSeptember 1, 2014No comments Once upon a time, in the kingdom of heaven, Shiva wanted to build a magnificent palace for himself… Read More
FFolktale Seven Suns Fly in the SkySeptember 1, 2014No comments There were seven suns in the creation. Therefore the globe was very hot. One and all were upset… Read More
