When I was studying in high school, Sanskrit was one of the school subjects. It exposed me to various ancient Indian literature. We used to have chapters from a number of masterpieces by various authors like Magh (or Magaha), Kalidas (or Kalidasa), Bhas (or Bhasa)… Swapnavasavadattam was one such masterpiece we got a chance to read a chapter from it ... Read More »
We’ve often stated that the perks of being a professional book reviewer include exposure to new talents. Sometimes you find much much better books written by debutante authors than some of the bestsellers by well-known authors. Today, we will talk about one such book. The Treasure Syndicate is the second book by author Jaitn Kuberkar, however, it is his first ... Read More »
Mahabharta has something within it which makes people revisit it again and again from the same or different perspective. No doubt, it is the greatest and longest epic available in the world since ages. The telling and retellings have made so many versions of the tale that it may count in 100s or probably thousands and we may not know ... Read More »
Mahabharata is famously known to contain every possible story that human minds can conjure and all shades of grey in the characters that play a part in its rich and complex narrative. And so it happens that the stories from Mahabharata have been interpreted and re-told by every generation as the world changes and yet remains the same for its ... Read More »
Lord Krishna is one of the most fascinating Gods (or incarnation of God to be precise) around the world. You can love or admire him in the form you like. He is the one who is praised even for running away from the battlefield – for the greater good of the people of his kingdom, of course; and known as ... Read More »
Love is a very pious, precious and complicated feeling. People often mistake infatuation, attraction, lust and many other such attributes with love. Can a person fell in love for more than once? Well, everyone is entitled to his/her opinion, and, no one can make a rule which everyone would like to follow wholeheartedly. India (that is Bharat) has the oldest ... Read More »