Mythology

Kunti – The Mother Of The Pandavas And Karna

Kunti – The Mother Of The Pandavas And Karna

Kunti was the first-born child of Shurasena, a Yadava ruler. She was the sister of Vasudeva, Krishna’s father, the wife of Pandu and the mother of Karna and the Pandavas. Here are...

Kunti – The Mother Of The Pandavas And Karna

Kunti was the first-born child of Shurasena, a Yadava ruler. She was the sister of Vasudeva, Krishna’s father, the wife of Pandu and the mother of Karna and the Pandavas. Here are...

What Are The Puranas?

What Are The Puranas?

The Puranas are religious texts composed in Sanskrit, orally narrated for centuries before being written down from the 2nd century CE onwards. They are part of the sacred literature of...

What Are The Puranas?

The Puranas are religious texts composed in Sanskrit, orally narrated for centuries before being written down from the 2nd century CE onwards. They are part of the sacred literature of...

9 Lesser-Known Facts About Ravana

9 Lesser-Known Facts About Ravana

By Srinidhi Murthy  Ravana, the ten-headed demon king of Lanka, was one of the central characters of the Ramayana. While many are aware of his end at the hands of...

9 Lesser-Known Facts About Ravana

By Srinidhi Murthy  Ravana, the ten-headed demon king of Lanka, was one of the central characters of the Ramayana. While many are aware of his end at the hands of...

What Are The Navarasas?

What Are The Navarasas?

According to India’s performing arts traditions, the navarasas are the nine emotions evoked in an audience during their experience of a dance, music or drama performance. The Natyashastra, a Sanskrit text on performing...

What Are The Navarasas?

According to India’s performing arts traditions, the navarasas are the nine emotions evoked in an audience during their experience of a dance, music or drama performance. The Natyashastra, a Sanskrit text on performing...

Rama’s Departure

Rama’s Departure

By Harini Gopalswami Srinivasan  According to Valmiki’s Ramayana, Sita’s departure into the earth had filled Rama with grief and anger. He threatened to destroy the whole earth if Sita was not returned...

Rama’s Departure

By Harini Gopalswami Srinivasan  According to Valmiki’s Ramayana, Sita’s departure into the earth had filled Rama with grief and anger. He threatened to destroy the whole earth if Sita was not returned...

Krishna And Sudama

Krishna And Sudama

By Srinidhi Murthy Krishna’s love for his friends was beyond the comprehension of his friends too. One such ethereal bond was the one shared between Krishna and Sudama.  Childhood friends Krishna and...

Krishna And Sudama

By Srinidhi Murthy Krishna’s love for his friends was beyond the comprehension of his friends too. One such ethereal bond was the one shared between Krishna and Sudama.  Childhood friends Krishna and...