Book Review: The Eighth Avatar by Manoshi Sinha Rawal
The Eighth Avatar by Manoshi Sinha Rawal can be purchased from Amazon. The Eighth Avatar – the first book of “Krishna Trilogy” by Manoshi Sinha Rawal is enthralling from the very first chapter. More...
Snippets From Kurukshetra War In Mahabharata-III: Micro Details Of The War
[contextly_sidebar id=”W3HG0HIQfFThlIAoOVRWYfGjlXwQxMJX”] TROOP FORMATIONS (VYŪHA) The nuanced details of the 18 days war is quite interesting. Elaborate details of the Vyūhās (troop formations) on More...
Snippets From Kurukshetra War In Mahabharata-II: Casualties In War
[contextly_sidebar id=”UF0m9D6fWcH8eYJcsQhvW6Xj6Z69OFBS”] Vyāsā mentions in detail the casualties in the war. There are details of who killed whom, when, at what time of the day, with whose help, and More...
Bahubali’s Mahishmati: A glimpse into magnificent architecture of ancient India
People who have watched the Bahubali movie are mesmerized by the grandeur depicted in every scene. The design of Mahishmati is out of the world and is beyond anything that we see around us and can imagine. It surpasses More...
Snippets From Kurukshetra War In Mahabharata- I: Background Information
This three part article is a compilation of information on Kurukshetra war as mentioned in the Vyāsa Bhārata. The latter is considered a narrative of the events during the war since the author Sage Krishna Dwaipāyana More...
The Other Hidden Heroines in Indian History
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Shakespeare certainly had a right to his opinion but names, like words, are very important. Rarely in Germany or Russia More...
Four women icons from India’s Dharmic tradition
Women’s day is a day of celebration of womanhood and of showing respect, love and appreciation towards all women. Western feminism has had its own trajectory, in its efforts to be free from Christian misogyny, More...
Interview with Gautam Chikermane, Author of Tunnel of Varanavat
Gautam Chikermane is a writer tracking the worlds of money, power and faith. His last book Tunnel of Varanavat exploring a theme in Mahabharata was widely appreciated and became a best-seller. Saiswaroopa Iyer, More...
The Sarasvatī: One key to Indigenism
The Sarasvatī in the RV (Ṛgveda) is a very large river fed by many tributaries. Along its banks thrived, says the RV, the 5 Aryan tribes, chiefly the Purus. The river dried up c1900 BCE. The name is cognate with More...
Remembering the Great Pitamaha on Bhishma Ashtami
In the Indian calendar, February 4 2017 happens to be a Shukla Paksha Ashtami, the 8th Day in the brighter half of the lunar month. It is mentioned in the Mahabharata that one of the the most revered persons, Pitamah More...