EEpics Bhagirath and two mothersAugust 13, 2017No comments The Ramayana has many versions, narrated by multiple authors in multiple voices. The multiple versions are evidence… Read More
FFolktale Muladeva and the courtesanJuly 3, 2017No comments Muladeva was a renowned trickster from Ujjain. Such was his prowess that people from far flung towns knew… Read More
FFolktale Kotrabaina RamelaJune 18, 2017No comments The epics have been a major influence across communities and tribes in India. In the folk oral epics… Read More
FFolktale Narmada’s weddingMay 4, 2017No comments Narmada is a river that runs through central India. Quite a while ago, way back when she was… Read More
MMyth Sun, Suravanti and an unusual birthApril 9, 2017No comments The creator god, the potter named Katya made a clay idol and locked it in a coffer and… Read More
FFolktale Feast at GopalpurMarch 12, 2017No comments Gopalpur is located about a mile south of Pandharpur on the southern bank of the Pushpavati where, on… Read More
FFolktale Shadow puppeteersFebruary 12, 2017No comments The art of shadow puppetry in Kerala is known as Tholpava koothu, it is one of the oldest… Read More
MMyth How the Hanuman monkey got its tail?December 18, 2016No comments There was a time when the animals all looked similar, there were a few differences to mark their… Read More
MMyth Upon a boar’s tuskOctober 9, 2016No comments In the heart of Tamil Nadu, a little distance away from Chennai, flows the Varahanadi also known as… Read More
LLegend The Mongol Raider of DiskitJune 29, 2016No comments In the Nubra Valley in Ladakh, in the midst of sand dunes and rocky barren mountains sits the… Read More
