LLegend The Love Ballad of Dhola-MaruFebruary 1, 2016No comments In Rajasthan, deep inside its deserts, the kingdom of Pugal was troubled by a long famine. Dry and… Read More
MMyth Syamantika, Satyabhama and KrishnaFebruary 1, 2016No comments There was a time when Krishna was accused of theft and deceit. He was furious for no one… Read More
EEpics Draupadi, Goddess of the ForestFebruary 1, 2016No comments We are all familiar with Draupadi as the heroine of the epic Mahabharata but, there is another Draupadi,… Read More
LLegend Bhadrakali and DarikaJanuary 1, 2016No comments In the kingdom of Danavas, Darika was known for his ferocious temper and for the boon of immortality… Read More
MMyth Ancestor, Sir Monitor LizardDecember 1, 2015No comments Creation myths are among the oldest stories in the world. Fascinated by the universe and haunted by the… Read More
EEpics Karna flows down the riverNovember 1, 2015No comments The story is a familiar one; many know it without ever having read it in a book or… Read More
MMyth A goddess, a sadhvi and Krishna’s sisterNovember 1, 2015No comments The story of Krishna’s birth is a familiar one; we know how Devaki and Vasudeva, imprisoned by Kamsa… Read More
EEpics Born from Bhima’s maceOctober 1, 2015No comments Bhima, many believe (arguably, of course), has been treated quite poorly by the writers of the epic Mahabharata… Read More
MMyth The eagle and the deviOctober 1, 2015No comments It took us close to two hours to trudge up the mountain, a trek that the villagers accomplish… Read More
MMyth The world from an eggSeptember 1, 2015No comments The world over, creation myths have used the motif of the universe emerging from an egg. In India… Read More
