FFolktale The Devoted CrowJanuary 1, 2015No comments Kak Busundi (aka Kaka Bhusundi) is considered to be a great devotee of Rama and, in Uttara Kand… Read More
EEpics Lakshman and Indra-KamayaniDecember 1, 2014One comment According to the Gond Ramayani, Lakshman is a virtuous man, so virtuous that he wouldn’t pluck grass, wouldn’t… Read More
BBlog Celibate hero, brother of RamDecember 1, 2014No comments The story of Lachhaman Jati is representative of the diversity that we have in the tellings/versions of the… Read More
BBlog Not on my plateNovember 1, 2014No comments Our food habits have been influenced by the societies we live in. Certain foods are taboo for some… Read More
MMyth Forbidden FareNovember 1, 2014No comments This tale was told to me by one of the drivers I hire occasionally. One day we started… Read More
MMyth On Mahiravan’s trailJune 1, 2014 Amongst the many untold stories of Ramayan is the myth of Mahiravan. We find that these stories remain… Read More
MMyth The Festival Of 14 GodsApril 1, 2014No comments A long time ago, Tripura wasruled by a king called Trilochan who had two sons, Dripaktiwas the elder… Read More
MMyth The Legend of SrinathjiDecember 1, 2013No comments Shirnathji is the presiding deity of Nathdwara and is popular with the Vaishnav community in Gujarat and Rajasthan.… Read More
MMyth The sons of a goddessDecember 1, 2013No comments Tanot is a small town about 120 Kms from Jaisalmer. It lies very close to the Indo-Pak Border.… Read More
LLegend The king who battled a godDecember 1, 2013No comments During a recent visit to Faridabad, Haryana I saw a temple which was called “Maharaja Agrasen ka Mandir”… Read More
