BBook Review Questioning RamaApril 10, 2020No comments Review of Kanchana Sita, written by S Nair in 1958 (Malayalam) and translated by Vasanthi Sankaranarayanan Recently I… Read More
MMyth Indra’s ordealDecember 9, 2019No comments Rishi Gautam was married to a girl, exceedingly beautiful and several years his younger—some said almost like his… Read More
MMyth Eagle godsDecember 31, 2018No comments In Indian traditions, the eagle has had a very significant place. As Garuda it successfully wrests the much… Read More
EEpics Songs of SitaAugust 29, 2018No comments The Ramayana is sung as much as it is narrated and read in different parts of the country.… Read More
EEpics The first abduction of SitaApril 24, 2018No comments We all know about Sita’s abduction by Ravana, but what is not so well known is that Sita… Read More
EEpics ShabariMarch 19, 2018No comments The episode of Shabari in the epic Ramayana has been a well known story of devotion and often… Read More
EEpics Author seeks approvalOctober 22, 2017No comments Here is an interesting story, about how authors had to seek approvals from different sections of the audience… 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
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 assault on MandodariJuly 1, 20152 comments Ram was gaining the upper hand in his battle against Ravan. It had been just a few days… Read More