Karna’s Love Letter To Draupadi: It Is You Who Defines Me The Most
This letter speaks about the beauty of the love that Karna felt for Draupadi all his life
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Indian Mythology
The Story Of Ahalya And Indra: Was It Really Adultery?
Married off to an ascetic old man, Ahalya ‘sinned’ with Indra in disguise; was that a sin or was it but natural?
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When Shiva lost Sati and The Rage That Followed
What happens when grief drives a soul to rage and revenge?
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Ram And Sita: Romance Was Never Absent From This Epic Love Story
Ram was willing to do anything for Sita and she was ready to brave the hardships for him. Love and romance enveloped their relationship
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India’s Forgotten Celebration Of Love: Story Of Kama And Rati
Unlike the kiss – and condom-shy nation we seem to have now become, India was once known, among other things, as the land of the Kamasutra. We were that ‘forward’ nation that not only gave the world fascinating sex manuals but also put images of amorous couples on our temple walls. Sex was not a
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Krishna and Rukmini: How His Wife Was a Lot Bolder Than Today’s Women
Although perfect in all his roles as son, brother, husband, friend, father, warrior, king, or mentor, Krishna is best remembered as a lover. His relationship with Radha is considered the paramount paradigm of love. But his disarming charm did not spare any woman in Vrindavan and beyond. Everywhere he went, women gave him their hearts
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7 forgotten lessons on love from the greatest Hindu epic Mahabharata
India’s foremost epic, the Mahabharata, continues to be relevant today. Here are some relationship lessons we can all draw from it. 1. A love that turns blind Dhritarashtra and Gandhari never reprimanded their unruly son for his contemptible behaviour and shameful acts. Result – a callous, gullible, egoistic, proud and vengeful man who dared to
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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! Despite decades behind me, the quest to understand this emotion only gets stronger (the assumption being, I haven’t quite understood it completely!). Just what is this love that makes mountains move? Well, if this seems
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Why Shakuni Wanted To Destroy Hastinapur – Was It Love For His Sister or Something More?
Anyone who is even remotely familiar with our mythological scriptures knows who Shakuni was. The conniving, genius gambler, who is often considered the mastermind behind the epic Kurukshetra War and bringing a mighty kingdom to the brink of destruction. The question remains – why Shakuni wanted to destroy Hastinapur? Was it because he wanted to
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Nalayani was Cursed to be Reborn As Draupadi because…
Is man inherently incapable of handling women who express their sexuality? Or is he satisfied to find one? Or is he selectively happy, when this is another woman and not his own wife? These are questions that don’t have an easy answer, but certain examples from mythology do reveal a thing or two. The story of Nalayani
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