Mythologist | Author | Speaker | Illustrator
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Articles
How a ‘Ram Rajya’ Was Established In South
Published on 27th August, 2022, in Times of India. About 700 years ago, on the banks of Tungabhadra, in Karnataka, as per legend, two brothers known as Harihara and Bukka, saw hares turning around and attacking hunting hounds. They realised that land was special – a place of resistance. So they decided to build a…
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How Hinduism Flourished in Kerala
Published on 18th June, 2022, in Times of India. As per legend, the western coast of India, Kerala especially, came into being when the sea recoiled in horror on receiving Parashuram’s axe soaked with the blood of the many kings he had killed. He had killed them because they had failed to uphold dharma. They…
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Books
Malayalam : The Girl Who Chose
Translation of The Girl Who Chose: A New Way of Narrating the Ramayana…
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Mythology As Politics
Published on 22nd March, 2020, in Mid-day As a child in Mumbai, I watched Rajan Uncle perform Chakyar Kootu. My parents were economic migrants from Odisha. My neighbours were from Maharashtra, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. And we got to see cultural performances that no one in Odisha, or Maharashtra, would have had access to, like…
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Malayalam : The Boys Who Fought
Translation of The Boys Who Fought: The Mahabharata for Children…
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Malayalam : Ramayana Versus Mahabharata
Translation of Ramayana Versus Mahabharata: My Playful Comparison…
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Malayalam : Shikhandi and Other Tales They Don’t Tell You
Translation of Shikhandi: And Other Tales They Don’t Tell You…
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Ram and the Rooster
In Odisha, there have been many local versions of the Ramayana with subplots that are unique to the region. One of these subplots involves a rooster…
