The story debuted on the social media, unsurprisingly, and caught on with the urgency of a cold. It made for diversionary banter amidst boring afternoon work but no one among the public took it seriously. Rumors circled around Rajappa as frequently as the moon’s orbiting. That did not nonetheless prevent the media...
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“I wont rest until the blood of the sinning Duchadhanan and Duriyodhanan have caressed my hair . Until that day comes, my hair shall remain the way it does today, unbraided, uncared for just like I am today.” So says Draupadi according to the Tamil poet Bharathiyar in his Paanchali Sabadam. Draupadi, the kuru...
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11. THE OTHER SON OF GANGES – Matangi Mawley He was wet… He was wet. But so was the dog. But the difference was this. The dog had soon found a shelter in a broken piece of wooden box. But he was still out there. Beneath nothing. He was wet. He was sad- a castaway. A man, whose life ceased to exist for him to live, still,...
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– Priyanka Dey I write to thee,the story of time When passages were small,roads sublime between you and them, a dwindled taker. Herculean tales to Babylonia sermons Cults venerated of magic cusps and trees Mother Goddesses, ochre and mutilated debris I seethe the Chinese dragons and Asian demons. Past glimpses...
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– Priya Giribalan It was a sunny Monday morning in Vaikundam (abode of Lord Vishnu). A swearing-in ceremony was in progress. After serious consultation Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva (Trimurti) and their consorts (Tridevi), Saraswati, Lakshmi, Parvati respectively, decided to make Sage Narada their Chief Communication...
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– Poorna Katha It was late morning in a small sleepy fishermen’s village on the banks of the Ganga. Devavrata walked in, resplendent in his yellow silk dhoti, gold ornaments and the crown prince’s diadem. Behind him, his retinue hurried to keep up, as he strode into the village looking for the chieftain.At the largest...
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– Ajay Ramachandran Chetan Bhagat is smart. I use the word advisedly, and in a corporate understanding of it. The reason I–and many fellow Indian millennials–like Dil Chahta Hai is because the story was about friendships in a college setting. Filmmakers who give such youth-oriented movies know their chief...
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Taken from devdutt.com with permission from Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik In Hindu mythology, there are two types of heaven: there is heaven (spelt without capitals) and there is Heaven (spelt with capitals). The smaller heaven is also called paradise, to distinguish it from Heaven. Of course, this complex...
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–Praveen K He buttons the sleeve of his blue jacket deftly. “How do I look today?” he smiles, casually pacing towards her. “What’s this?” she startles, “why shave off the moustache!” and grabs his fist as he walks past her, “Where’s your black jacket? Don’t you wear that to the park...
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–Shobha Nihalani Not so long ago there was once a beautiful young woman named Savitri. Her father wanted her to get married so he said to her: ‘Young lady, don’t expect me to find you a suitable guy – go and find a husband by yourself.’ Savitri was so relieved that she would find her own mate. She said she wanted to...
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It had been a long wait for the woman lying on the bare rock. The sun was setting over the mountain, and the rich red hues reminded her of eighteen other sunsets, more ochre and more terrible than any she had ever seen before or since. It did not terrify her that this might be her last. Far away, she could hear footsteps. She...
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