Articles [Stories & Tales]

Subhas Chandra Bose is one of the towering figures of the freedom movement. The fact that he differed from Gandhi and Nehru is well known and documented, but what is not well known is whether he died in 1945 or escaped to some other destination....

Rape is nothing new and is one of the oldest crimes known to man. It stems from a desire for sexual intercourse with a prized girl or woman or simply the gratification of desire of a carnal nature with any available woman. Thus we have rapes of...

Guru Nanak was born in 1469 and died at the age of 70 in 1539. Guru Nanak's life is well documented and there are records in the Babur nama which chronicle a meeting between him and the Mughul emperor Babur before the first battle of Panipat...

India is home to great literature and two of the greatest epics originated from the sub-continent. They are the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. The Mahabharata is the more voluminous tome and also covers the entire gamut of human emotion. It portrays...

  Bhai Bidhi Chand is an important man in Sikh history. Over a period of time many legends have been built around his name, but there is no doubt he was a very brave man.  Bhai Bidhi Chand was a Hindu from the Chinna caste and was born...

The Mahabharata is one of the oldest epics ever written. Experts are of the opinion that perhaps it was written around 4500 BC. This epic predates the Iliad and the Odessey by at least a few centuries. Like the Greek epics the Mahabharata also...

I love to write on contentious topics.  here is a idea that germinated in my mind after reading the translation of the Mahabharata by C Rajagopal Chary. This is a very graphic account of the Mahabharata, which is essentially an account of a...

Pradoshapuram is the name of that village. The village has several stories to tell you, especially those praising the glory of traditions. Beautiful twilights blossomed there regularly. After the dusk, dark nights guarded the village. The nights...

The Oracle’s house became crowded. Anxiety spread around the pedestal of the basil plant. Shadows of question-marks hung under the blossomed Golden Shower tree. The progenies of fear stood breathlessly near the stone walls. The Oracle was sitting...

Pandavas lost everything after the dice play with Shakuni and were retired to forests as homeless refugees. This period of their life was filled with various interesting and informative incidents and tales. Great sages visited them and narrated...