“A life-size statue of Michael Madhusudan Dutt, a prominent Bengali poet during the 19th century Bengal renaissance, was found defaced in Raniganj of West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district on Saturday ...

“I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions – much good it did me. In Bharat where the gods regularly responded to prayers and meddled in mortal affairs ...

In her author's note for Song of Draupadi (Aleph Book Company, 2021), Ira Mukhoty states that for anyone growing up in India (and I would argue, the subcontinent), Hindu mythology is "at once ...

When I was growing up, my father regaled me with stories from “The Ramayana” for years. As one of the great Hindu epics, its influence cannot be understated. Written by the poet Valmiki in Sanskrit ...

Director Prem Sagar reminisces about Padma Khanna's iconic portrayal of Kaikeyi in 'Ramayan'. In an exclusive interview with ETimes, he opens up about his collaboration with the iconic actress and ...

“In India and in Southeast Asia, no one ever reads The Ramayana and The Mahabharata for the first time,” wrote the Indian poet and scholar A.K. Ramanujan. The scope and influence of “The Ramayana” ...

Hunar Hali Gandhi embodies Queen Kaikeyi in 'Veer Hanuman,' finding the role emotionally transformative. She aims to portray Kaikeyi beyond the one-dimensional perception, highlighting her love and ...

Anjana Chandak sits in quiet contemplation waiting for the audience to settle down. Dressed in rich cream silk and wearing lots of jewellery, she appears very much the queen that she will play shortly ...

Odissi danseuse and teacher Sharmila Mukherjee believes that Kaikeyi is possibly the most misunderstood character in Valmiki’s epic treatise, the Ramayana. Conventional readings of the epic portray ...

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