It is said that there is nothing in the world which doesn’t exist in the epic Mahabharat. It is of course the biggest epic/poetry ever written. Consists so many additional tales, it focuses mainly on the incidents happened in the Kuru clan of Bharat aka BharatVarsh aka India. The original name of the epic was Jaya (pronounciation: Jay) or JayaSamhita. ... Read More »
Episode #4 of Hindi TV Serial Hum Paanch is focused on a study about domestic fights in the married life!. TV Serial : Hum Paanch Producers : Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor, Rajesh Sharma, Shobha Kapoor ( Balaji Telefilms, Zee Telefilms) Writer : Imtiaz Patel Directors : Kapil Kapoor, Sameer Kulkarni, Rajan Waghdhare Editor : Ajay Bhave, Vikas Sharma, Ranie Singh ... Read More »
Episode 4 of Upanishad Ganga brings us the story of AshtaVakra. AshtaVakra was born with eight deformities (two feet, two knees, two hands, the chest and the head). Reference to his character is found in Ramayana, Mahabharata and Chhandogya Upanishada. His story is often viewed as a form of debate about the importance of beauty. Philosophers say that the physical ... Read More »
Episode #12 of Hindi TV Serial Bharat Ek Khoj (which was aired on DoorDarshan and now is available as a set of DVD for home viewing); explores the second segment of the tale of two legends Chankya and Chandragupta. You can read the first installment of this tale at: Reviews for – Chanakya and Chandragupta – I The content of ... Read More »
Tenali Rama (or Tenali RamaKrishna) is a well known character from India (especially in the southern India). He is known for his wit and wisdom. Various incidents of his intelligence are famous and popular in several folk stories. You can compare Tanali Rama tales with the wisdom tales of Akbar-Birbal. TV Serial : Tenali Rama Producer : T. S. Narasimhan ... Read More »
Episode #2 of Hindi TV Serial Upanishad Ganga is titled as Knowledge, Transforms (in Hindi the title is Gyan Laye Parivartan. We often heard that Knowledge is the power and that is why the episode is started with the precious words – हिरण्यमयेन पात्रेण सत्यस्यापिहितं मुखम्। तत्त्वं पुषन्नपावृणु सत्य धर्माय दृष्टये॥ Meaning: O Sun God, The Golden Vessel has concealed ... Read More »
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