Everyone must have heard of Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, the poet of the magnificent poem ‘Jhansi Ki Rani’. We all know she was an astounding poetess but a very few people know she was also a fierce freedom fighter. Subhadra Kumari Chauhan was a staunch feminist, poetess, and freedom fighter. She is undoubtedly the epitome of […]Read More
Harishankar Parsai Bhavan in Wright Town stands tall as a living testament of the remarkable Indian writer and the most celebrated satirist of Indian literature Harishankar Parsai. Just like there is only one Premchand, only one Shakespeare, only one Chekhov, there will always be only one Harishankar Parsai. His level of satire used in his […]Read More
Often called as the ‘Meera of Modern Times’ Mahadevi Verma is one of the four prominent pillars of Chhayawadi era of Hindi literature. Who doesn’t know Mahadevi Verma? We all have grown up reading stories about her pets like Gillu – the squirrel, Neelkanth – the peacock, Sona – the deer, Gaura – the cow, […]Read More
Better known as ‘Upanyas Samrat’ or ‘the king of novels’ by his contemporary writer fellows, Munshi Premchand is one of the highly celebrated Hindi and Urdu language writer. It won’t be wrong to call him the pioneer of modern Hindi literature. Munshi Premchand was one of the very few writers who felt the pulse of […]Read More
Karaikkal Ammaiyar means ‘the venerated mother of Karaikkal’. Karaikkal was a trading hub of a city in present day Tamil Nadu. A pretty girl with goddess like scintillating aura was born to an affluent trader of Karaikkal named Dhanadattan. The pretty child was named Punitavati, who later became Karaikkal Ammaiyar – the respected mother of […]Read More
In our second blog, we read about maternal figure Sharada Devi. We also studied how her husband Sri Ramakrishna played an indispensable role in making of Sharada Devi – The great female saint. But do you know who played an important role in making of Sri Ramakrishna? Someone has rightly said that ‘behind every great […]Read More
Avvaiyar is a Tamil word which means respected elderly woman or grandmother. The Avvaiyars is not a name but a title given to three-woman poets of Tamil Nadu who lived in different periods. The Avvaiyars were older women and practised spinsterhood. O king, is there anything unattainable To them who intensely contemplate On the fragrant […]Read More
She was so enlightened that she became a spiritual guru to her husband and the entire kingdom. But unfortunately, she has been lost in the pages of history. She is one of the many courageous and heroic women whose tale of valour remains unsung. But in this blog, we will unveil the great achievements, contributions, […]Read More
We have read about many wise and heroic rulers who maintained peace and justice in their kingdom. We have heard the great tales about them ruling their kingdom in a quixotic manner. But have u ever read about an ingenious queen who ruled the kingdom wisely and in a great manner in absence of her […]Read More
Did you know that a woman philosopher and scholar defeated Shankaracharya in a debate which lasted for 21 days? If not, keep reading to meet one of the highly learned and ingenious female scholars of vedic times. She debated with Shankaracharya on behalf of her husband when he started losing and emerged victorious. Ubhaya Bharti’s […]Read More