EEpics Kaikeyi the shrewSeptember 12, 2017No comments Once in the city of Saurashtra, there lived a Brahmin and his wife, whose name was Kalaha. She… Read More
EEpics Birth of Chandrabati’s SitaMay 22, 2017No comments While traditional Ramayanas have shown Sita to be the daughter of Janaka, who found her while he… Read More
EEpics The marriage of the celibateApril 15, 2017No comments Hanuman, in all versions of Ramayan has been depicted as a celibate. However there is one telling which… Read More
DDidactic Tales Manikantha JatakaMarch 29, 2017No comments This is an interesting Jataka tale, that follows a rather unconventional route to convey its message. While it… Read More
MMyth The Missing RiverMarch 5, 2017No comments During my recent visit to Baroda, now Vadodara, I had to cross over the ‘river’ Vishwamitri. What was… Read More
DDidactic Tales The King Who Donated his ChildrenJune 29, 2016No comments There lived a king by the name of Sanjaya and his queen Phusati who bore him a child… Read More
DDidactic Tales The Prince Who Was Hurled in the AirMarch 1, 2016No comments This is a story from the Kattahari Jataka. The king of Benaras, Brahmadatta, during one of his regular… Read More
MMyth The Greatest LoveFebruary 1, 2016No comments Once upon a time, when Krishna was with his wife, Rukmini, Narada Muni walked into their home, greeting… Read More
EEpics Parikshit SushobhanaFebruary 1, 2016No comments Love stories are quite an integral part of the Mahabharat, although not all of them are popular, some… Read More
LLegend The Woman who gave Birth to Twelve CastesJanuary 1, 2016No comments This legend from Kerala states that the descendants of twelve different castes were born from the same woman,… Read More
