-Arushi Kastwar In the snow-shrouded stillness of Kashmir’s valleys, where rivers glint beneath pine-tinged cliffs, there once arose a monarch whose name was spoken from the Ganges to the Oxus. Lalitaditya Muktapida, the greatest of the Karkota monarchs, is a legend cloaked in both history and myth. Described as a “world conqueror” by the 12th-century […]Read More
-Arushi Kastwar In the ruined wake of dynasties, when mighty cities collapse and empires are in shambles, a new power will often emerge—forged not only by ambition, but by vision and resilience. Such a character out of India’s early medieval history is Danti Durga, the founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty, who emerged out of the […]Read More
-Arushi Kastwar Whenever we talk of India’s great mythological rulers, the limelight tends to rest on names such as Ashoka, Akbar, or Chandragupta Maurya. But amidst the Deccan heartland, at an era when power was scattered and empires rose and fell in a flash, there emerged a king who refused to follow suit and forge […]Read More
Coconuts of Karma: When Divine Justice Finds a Home in Humble Hearts -Trushti Dand What happens when greed tries to mimic faith, and the selfish attempt to trick the divine? “Ramu and Komu” is a timeless tale steeped in the cultural, spiritual, and moral soil of Kerala, where folklore often intertwines devotion, irony, and justice […]Read More
-Trushti Dand Can overthinking and misplaced trust do more harm than outright neglect? The story Overcautious Monkeys unfolds in a seemingly simple setting—a landlord’s lush garden and a loyal but overworked gardener longing for a day off. The narrative explores the consequences of trusting the wrong helpers for the right reason. Frustrated by his lack […]Read More
A Face in the Glass: Love, Trust, and the Invention of Reflection -Trushti Dand What happens when a new invention, unfamiliar and mysterious, becomes the cause of suspicion in a marriage built on tradition? In “The Mirror and the Suspicious Wife,” a folktale set in a time when mirrors were newly invented and unfamiliar, the […]Read More
-Khirabdhi Tanaya Gour Persian poetry peaked in South Asia and Iran during the rule of the Mughal Empire in the 17th century. Ghani Kashmiri is one of the prominent figures who enriched this Golden Era of Persian literature. Ghani Kashmiri’s lasting impression on the Indo-Persian literary tradition is because of his significant influence on Persian […]Read More
-Khirabdhi Tanaya Gour The melodic sound travels between night shades while the moonlit haze surrounds it. In the traditional North Indian classical music, Raag Malkauns is a legendary composition with a magical history. Malkauns is characterized by its profound and reflective atmosphere and a sense of grandeur reminiscent of the tranquility of midnight, and is […]Read More
-Arushi Kastwar In the rolls of Indian history, there are names that linger not because they abided by societal norms but because they so radically challenged them. Cornelia Sorabji is one of those names — a woman who battled her battles in the obscure passages of law and the dark recesses of patriarchy. She was […]Read More
Indian literature does not have the past as a foreign land; instead, it exists within the very intimate confines of the present, influencing identities, narratives, and geography. Memory, from classical epics to modern novels, does not only serve as a theme but a living force—one inscribed into the walls of houses, ruins, cities, and minds. […]Read More