Mahabharata

  • Relight your Fire

    Relight your Fire

    A lesson from Agni, the fire-god, in the Mahabharata…

  • Caught in a Whirlpool

    Caught in a Whirlpool

    The death of a young boy called Abhimanyu on the 13th day of the war at Kurushetra has triggered many a folklore…

  • Battle between Shikhandi and Bhisma

    Battle between Shikhandi and Bhisma

    An illustration that was published in Brunch, Hindustan Times, on Sunday 13 Nov 2009…

  • By the banks of the Yamuna

    By the banks of the Yamuna

    She is known as the dark,melancholy One…

  • Jai Ho!

    Jai Ho!

    The mythic connection between Rehman’s Oscar acceptance speech, the song ‘Jai ho’ and the word ‘Jai’…

  • Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

    His laughter is not the kind we want to hear,for it mocks us and reminds us of what only we and he know…

  • An Elephant called Ashwatthama

    An Elephant called Ashwatthama

    In life,in most situations,there is always more than what meets the eye…

  • A Boy Called Karna

    A Boy Called Karna

    He has all the elements of being a hero but still we feel deeply sorry for him…

  • The Context of the Mahabharata

    The Context of the Mahabharata

    To understand the Mahabharata we have to appreciate the Ramayana and to appreciate both we need to appreciate the Vedas…

  • On Krishna’s chariot stands Shikhandi

    On Krishna’s chariot stands Shikhandi

    Westernization has not changed bedroom habits; it has simply led to an embarrassed denial of our sacred scriptures…

  • Tears of Gandhari

    Tears of Gandhari

    Must we forgive? Is vendetta the only option?…

  • Root of the Matter

    Root of the Matter

    We should never undermine the power of rituals……

  • Krishna’s Army

    Krishna’s Army

    Krishna asked, “What do you want – my army or me?”…

  • Grow up and Move on

    Grow up and Move on

    If we have to grow, we have to constantly keep retiring…

  • The Vishwaroopa Complex

    The Vishwaroopa Complex

    Trying to be everything- ending up becoming nothing ?…

  • Breaking the Rules

    Breaking the Rules

    Rules are made to keep order and discipline,but sometimes these very rules end up becoming a bane…