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Mahabharata aka Mahabharat has something within it which made various creative fellows, mainly from India, curious to explore it in their own way. Mahabharat itself is a part of Jaya or JayaSamhita. It is said that Mahabharat contains everything which is found in the known (and possibly unknown too) world. Here are some of the known retellings/explorations of Mahabharat we ... Read More »

We were curious to explore the books by Mainak Dhar since a while, but, were not getting the time for the same. Fortunately, we stumbled upon a fantastic book offer and bought his latest thriller Sniper’s Eye which is meant to be Book 1 of the 7even series. Then, the book remained in the “to be read” queue for a ... Read More »

यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत । अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम्- ॥४-७॥ परित्राणाय- साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् । धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे ॥४-८॥ There is something so eternal and comforting in this promise that no matter how much the Adharma appears to rise in this world, there will always be Dharma to defeat it and restore balance to our world and ... Read More »

Bajirao Ballal aka Peshwa Bajirao Bhat, the son of Balaji Vishwanath was an unmatched warrior and military strategist we’ve seen in the recent Indian history. It pains to see such a remarkable warriors don’t get the due in the history. It is in an irony that people come to know about him through commercial films. Are we failing the historical ... Read More »

Reinterpretation of ancient myths and legends from Greco-Roman writings have inspired countless modern bestsellers across various platforms in the last few decades. For example, The Percy Jackson series of books and movies, Thor movies, adaptations telling the legend of Troy… Considering the much wider and deeper range of stories available in Indian mythology, it is hardly surprising that books belonging ... Read More »

How often have we heard during discussions on street corners about cricketers and athletes that they should retire when they’re on top? This is very true and probably easier to do when the work needs a very high level of physical fitness which cannot be maintained in older age. But, what about the creativity of writers and their mental faculties? ... Read More »