mythology
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The blood disorder that inspired vampire lore
Michael Hefferon, The Conversation
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Fiction: A retelling of the ‘Ramayana’ from the perspective of Ravana’s queen, Mandodari
Koral Dasgupta
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New in fiction: Durga joins forces with a group of women to end the rule of demon-king Mahisha
Kevin Missal
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In illustrations: Tales of conquests and adventures from the life of Alexander the Great
Ursula Sims-Williams
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‘Lord of The Rings’: A guide to the expanded world of Middle-earth in JRR Tolkein’s other books
Helen Fulton, The Conversation
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Merging myth with science: The enduring appeal of dragons across cultures
Emily Zarka, The Conversation
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Feeding divine guests and eating of children: Wendy Doniger on the horrors of hospitality in myths
Wendy Doniger
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‘Adbhut’: A new book surveys all the strangest creatures from Indian myths and folklore
Meena Arora Nayak
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‘Kaikeyi’ tells the story of one of the women the Ramayana forgot to give a voice to
Saloni Sharma
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‘Mahasena’: The first part of Kala Krishnan’s Murugan trilogy refuses to be a tidy retelling
Priya Balasubramanian
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The battle between the demons and the gods gets a new spin in this mythological saga
Satyam
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Illustrations: In Thai Buddhist cosmology, Indra lives in a celestial stupa with 32 other deities
Jana Igunma
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This novel imagines the life of the goddess Sarasvati and her unique marriage to the god Brahma
Kavita Kané
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Wendy Doniger on how Saranyu the mare raises theological questions about the origin of humans
Wendy Doniger
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‘Murugan Trilogy’: Part one begins with Ganesh waiting for his brother Murugan to be born
Kala Krishnan
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How Arjuna from ‘Mahabharata’ and Rustam from Iran’s ‘Shahnamah’ are strikingly similar
Alireza Sedighi
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The lesser known Mahabharata: How Gandhari’s curse decimated Krishna’s clan
Uday Shankar
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This novel about the myth of Ahalya turns the traditional seduction narrative on its head
Rituparna Roy
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This novel imagines the life of Krishna before he became the master strategist of the Mahabharata
Krishna Udayasankar
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Is ‘Suhledev’ history, fiction, or myth? Amish’s new book deliberately blurs the question
Nikhil Govind