Here’s the story of what happened to Radha after Krishna left her
Legend tells us that Radha was a married woman when she fell in love with Krishna and that her heart …
Love in the Mahabharata: An instrument for change and for revenge
It’s Valentine’s day and love is in the air, so feeling a little heady is the order of the day! …
A story of how Krishna treated his two wives fairly
Is it easy for gods to juggle two wives? Having two wives is not easy, besides being illegal of course! …
Mandavi, Bharata’s wife: Almost a queen but the loneliest woman in the kingdom
Ignored by the sage who wrote our story He never thought fit to give us our due footage, the wise …
In Indian mythology, homosexuality was seen simply as an act of erotic expression
Sex must be for procreation Examples of same-sex relationships in other mythologies like Greek, Egyptian, etc. have been quite direct …
Shiva restored the world after his grief-stricken taandav; we mortals can’t revive what we destroy in rage
Shiva’s response to grief was to go berserk in a taandav The air was festive. It was a grand yagna, …
Who loved Krishna more? Radha or Rukmini?
Who was the greater lover? Once upon a time, when Krishna was with his wife, Rukmini, Narada Muni walked into …
Nalayani, who was cursed to be reborn as Draupadi because…
Can a man accept a woman who expresses her sexuality freely? Is man inherently incapable of handling women who express …
The little known story of Urmila’s love for Lakshmana in the Ramayana
The less known sacrifice of Lakshmana’s wife Urmila Love comes in unknown forms. And the stories about them are many. …
Kannaki, the woman who burnt down a city to avenge her husband’s death
Kannaki is the famous heroine from the Tamil epic Shilappadikaram. It is a story of a woman and her husband …