When did Bhishma die? A reading of the Mahabharata reveals a startling possibility

Rudrangshu Mukherjee investigates the Mahabharata to find out when – and how – Bhishma’s death actually took place.

Rudrangshu Mukherjee

· Jan 23, 2021 · 05:30 pm

The story of star-crossed lovers Suthon and Manora lives on in Thailand’s dance and drama

Manora, a mythical bird-like creature, and Buddhist prince Suthon, were separated after a murder attempt on the former.

Jana Igunma

· Jul 26, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Who was Mandodari? Each version of the Ramayana gives Ravana’s wife a different role and story

The rich lattice of story-work gives us a fascinating figure, if not a definitive one.

Bhavana Pankaj, Sahapedia

· Dec 08, 2019 · 11:30 am

How a 15-member team produced a lush visual version of the ‘Mahabharata’

The new edition focuses on art and borrows stories from regional versions of the epic.

Jaya Bhattacharji Rose

· Aug 20, 2017 · 03:30 pm

Neither Kalidasa’s peacocks nor the Kamasutra’s ‘mayura asana’ suggested substituting sex with tears

It’s not science, and it’s certainly nowhere in Indian classical literature either.

Bijoya Goswami

· Jun 04, 2017 · 06:30 pm

Meet the characters who appear in both the Mahabharata and the Ramayana (and find out why)

From Parashurama and Jambuvan to Shiva and even Sita/Draupadi.

Devdutt Pattanaik

· May 27, 2017 · 08:30 am

Indian mythology is a new medium of choice for feminist narratives (and it’s working)

Reimagining women from the myths as empowered figures with agency.

Urmi Chanda-Vaz

· Feb 05, 2017 · 08:30 am

By comparing the Congress to Death, Modi has paid his arch-rivals a great compliment

The deity Yama, who symbolises death, comes from powerful, Vedically-established parentage.

Mrinal Pande

· Mar 11, 2016 · 11:30 am

A psychological explanation of how exiled Sita went from victim to witness

How to view the myth as a feminist rejection of the collective beliefs of society.

Rashna-Imhasly Gandhy

· Feb 28, 2016 · 01:30 pm

What would the Ramayana have been like if told by Ravana, Hanuman or Sita?

Three eloquent graphic novels have tried to capture alternative points of view of the epic.

Sreejita Biswas

· Nov 15, 2015 · 03:30 pm

India’s best-known mythologist explains what Lakshmi means for Liberals and for Bhakts

The author of ‘The Success Sutra: An Indian Approach to Wealth’ draws the parallels between myths and economics.

Devdutt Pattanaik

· Sep 25, 2015 · 08:30 am

When women step out of Indian epics to express real desires and choices in real books

Mythological characters are reincarnated as real women walking the corridors of literary history.

Shubhrastha

· May 17, 2015 · 08:45 am