Chaurangi-Nath

Published on 14th July, 2019, in Mid-day An ancient Egyptian tale, almost 3,000 years ago, tells the story of two brothers—Anpu and Bata. Anpu's wife was sexually attracted to Bata, who was young and handsome. But, Bata refused her sexual advances, which angered the wife, who told Anpu that his younger brother tried to rape her. In his anger, Anpu chases his brother, intent on killing him. Bata runs and prays to the sun god, Ra, to protect him. Because he is innocent, Ra diverts the river Nile, filled with crocodiles, to separate the two brothers. Bata, to prove his innocence, castrates himself and throws ..

Published on 11th October, 2015, in Mid-Day. In the Bible, we hear the story of how Joseph is falsely accused of rape by the wife of Potiphar. Joseph is sold into slavery by his own brothers and is bought by one Potiphar, an Egyptian nobleman. Potiphar soon grows fond of Joseph’s talents and makes him head servant of the household. But then old Potiphar’s young wife grows fond of the young and beautiful Joseph, and wants to have sex with him. When Joseph rejects her advances, she accuses him of rape and gets him thrown into prison. God saves him eventually. A similar story is ..