FFolktale Madhava and SataSeptember 9, 2018No comments Among the many folk versions that the epic tale of Ramayana has spawned is a remarkable woman-centric ballad… Read More
MMyth Radha and GangaAugust 19, 2018No comments The ties between Ganga and Shiva are well established through a range of stories in the epics and… Read More
MMyth Bringing the ParijataAugust 4, 2018No comments It was during the churning of the ocean, during the Amrita Manthan, that the gods and asuras saw… Read More
FFolktale A tiger’s wifeJuly 11, 2018No comments A pregnant woman was down in the field one day looking for some fresh vegetables. She spotted a… Read More
FFolktale The origin of the GondhalMay 27, 2018No comments The Gondhalis, a community in Maharashtra that are designated dancers for weddings and other big rituals that are… Read More
MMyth The rite of gondhaliMay 27, 2018No comments A dramatic rite of goddess worship, the gondhali is a popular practice among many households in Maharashtra. The… Read More
EEpics The story of UttankaMay 6, 2018No comments As a young and diligent student in the ashrama of Rishi Veda, Uttanka found himself in a dilemma… Read More
MMyth How fire came to manApril 16, 2018No comments There was a time when the ancestors lived In Wota-emi and when the creator god Bilik lived across… Read More
MMyth The moon and her husbandApril 10, 2018No comments The commonly held belief among most tribes in the Andaman Islands is that the sun is the wife… Read More
EEpics The legend of KurukshetraMarch 26, 2018No comments In the Mahabharata, Kurukshetra is where the great battle between the Pandavas and Kauravas was fought. It has… Read More
