Book: Kaikeyi Author: Vaishnavi Patel Publisher: Hachette Price: $28 Would you have seen a painting of Kaikeyi by Nandalal Bose? A young woman dressed in finery aplenty and some venom in her eyes....

The Mahabharata has fascinated artists for centuries. It is a seemingly inexhaustible source of subjects. What fascinates the veteran artist, Shuvaprasanna, though, are not the tales of...

How did Kashmir obtain its name and its Karewas that are vital for saffron cultivation? What role does the Manimahesh Peak play in the marriage rituals of Gaddi tribes in Himachal Pradesh? Why is the ...

As for Hindutva, it’s a word that was invented in 1894 by a Bengali gentleman called Chandranath Basu. Before the 1890s, Hindutva didn’t exist, just as Hinduism didn’t exist semantic...

Pattanaik begins his book by presenting the ultimate form of his self-expression –– Fact is everybody’s truth. Fiction is nobody’s truth. Myth is somebody’s truth. His id...

Book name: Winged Stallions and Wicked Mares: Horses in Indian Myth and History Author: By Wendy Doniger, Publisher, price: Speaking Tiger, Rs 699\ Whether we ride horses or think about them, eques...

The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M. Harris If you’re a Loki fan, you might want to consider this one. The Gospel of Loki brings to light the perspective of the God of Mischief. Tired of being misun...

On the day of polling, Zaidur wrote two letters, one to the returning officer and the other to the police observer for the by-election in the constituency. In the letter to the returning officer, Zai...

Favourite mythological tale of all time: Ramayana Favourite mythologies of all time: Mahabharata Favourite films with mythology at the core: The old Tamil film of Thiruvilaiyadal, the tales of Shiva...