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Panchakanya: The Five Virgins Of The Epics

Panchakanya: The Five Virgins Of The Epics

By Kayva Gokhale   The Indian epics – Ramayana and Mahabharata – are both fascinating studies of human behaviour. They are full of myriad characters with unique personalities and motivations, all trying to navigate through...

Panchakanya: The Five Virgins Of The Epics

By Kayva Gokhale   The Indian epics – Ramayana and Mahabharata – are both fascinating studies of human behaviour. They are full of myriad characters with unique personalities and motivations, all trying to navigate through...

Shyama And Sabala: The Watchdogs Of Yama

Shyama And Sabala: The Watchdogs Of Yama

By Shakthi Bharathi Did you know that the Mahabharata ends with a dog? (It also starts with one, but that story is for another day.)  After years of prosperous rule, the Pandavas...

Shyama And Sabala: The Watchdogs Of Yama

By Shakthi Bharathi Did you know that the Mahabharata ends with a dog? (It also starts with one, but that story is for another day.)  After years of prosperous rule, the Pandavas...

Krishna And Trivakra

Krishna And Trivakra

Did you know the story of Krishna and Trivakra? The beautiful tale of devotion, love and grace is one of many miracles performed by Krishna for his devotees. Illustration: Ritoparna Hazra Trivakra...

Krishna And Trivakra

Did you know the story of Krishna and Trivakra? The beautiful tale of devotion, love and grace is one of many miracles performed by Krishna for his devotees. Illustration: Ritoparna Hazra Trivakra...

Drums, Dance, and Devotion — Harvest Festivals of Meghalaya

Drums, Dance, and Devotion — Harvest Festivals ...

By Shree Sauparnika V In the mist-covered hills of Meghalaya, two vibrant festivals bring communities together in joyful thanksgiving during the first few weeks of November — Wangala of the Garo people and Nongkrem of the Khasi tribe....

Drums, Dance, and Devotion — Harvest Festivals ...

By Shree Sauparnika V In the mist-covered hills of Meghalaya, two vibrant festivals bring communities together in joyful thanksgiving during the first few weeks of November — Wangala of the Garo people and Nongkrem of the Khasi tribe....

Lessons To Learn From Hanuman

Lessons To Learn From Hanuman

By Krithika Nair Hanuman, the vanara son of Kesari and Anjana, is a beloved deity from the Ramayana. He is a lot of things – a chiranjeevi, a poet, a singer,...

Lessons To Learn From Hanuman

By Krithika Nair Hanuman, the vanara son of Kesari and Anjana, is a beloved deity from the Ramayana. He is a lot of things – a chiranjeevi, a poet, a singer,...

More Than Play: Childhood Games

More Than Play: Childhood Games

by Keya Gupta  Our childhoods are shaped by noisy school classrooms, neighbourhood parks, playing with friends, and lots of games. These games filled out days and afternoons, or any free...

More Than Play: Childhood Games

by Keya Gupta  Our childhoods are shaped by noisy school classrooms, neighbourhood parks, playing with friends, and lots of games. These games filled out days and afternoons, or any free...