Indian Mythology

Cargo director Arati Kadav on challenges of making an indie sci-fi film, and perks of a screening at SXSW

Arati Kadav's debut film Cargo, starring Vikrant Massey and Shweta Tripathi, premiered at the 21st MAMI Mumbai Film Festival last year.

Wildlife Week 2019: A saga of India's Turtle Man Friday and the sea turtles he is fighting to protect

Sea turtle have been around for the last 220 million years. since the time of the dinosaurs.

Mythology for the Millennial: On Shakuntala, Dushyanta and the one ring that bound them both

On Shakuntala, the heroine of perhaps one of the best-known love stories in Hindu mythology.

In Ahalya's Awakening, Kavita Kané questions the penalty for infidelity, and its significance in Indian mythology

Ahalya's Awakening, as the author notes, traces the paradox of its eponymous protagonist, who is "deemed promiscuous", and yet, is seen as a symbol of chastity.

Mythical animals and birds are integral to our culture; we must pass on their stories to the younger generation

Other countries celebrate their mythical animals. Garuda belongs to Indian mythology but is the national bird and symbol of Indonesia.

The One Who Had Two Lives: Read an excerpt from Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan's book on Amba

The story of Amba and her two sisters is one of the most interesting ones in the Mahabharata, and is retold in The One Who Had Two Lives

Mythology for the Millennial: Whether Ravana was evil is debatable — his violation of consent is not

The Uttara Kanda details an episode where Ravana raped an apsara. However, it is possible that this incident was included in the Ramayana so that we don't feel any sympathy for the so-called Demon King

SC ruling on Section 377 has removed legal barriers, now emotional ones must be tackled: Devdutt Pattanaik

We are not a conventional, fundamentalist state that frowns on pleasure and private acts of intimacy, says Devdutt Pattanaik

Water as metaphor: Notes on Indianostrum's riveting new theatrical production Kunti Karna

Through the play's depiction of Karna's life and state of mind, the viewer understands why the abiding rasa of the Mahabharata is 'Shanta' or quiescence

The many faces of Sita and Shankuntala: Uma Chakravarti on the need to look beyond patriarchal interpretations

After Sita and Shakuntala were freed of their cultural glorification and patriarchal portrayals, they became the sort of women that every feminist should aspire to be | #FirstCulture