Mahabharata – Itisaras

Mythology: As Represented In Indian Paintings

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 Ritika Soun 0 Comments ancient tales, Art, art history, artists, artwork, Belief, colors, composition, contemporary, creativity, decoration, History, imagery, imagination, immortal, Indian art, Indian Mythology, Indian paintings, Indian Traditions, inspiration, logic, Mahabharata, modernism, motif, Mythology, narration, naturalistic, Oral tradition, outlook, painters, painting, past, past traditions, primitive, Puranas, Puranic, Ramayana, Religion, resonance, science, Spirituality, stories, symbolism, Tradition, traditionalism, Upanishads, uplift, Utopia

We all grew up reading mythological stories either from comic books, or we listened to our grandparents narrate it to us – almost as if they were a part of it. These stories would paint too many pictures inside our heads back then, but out there in the real world, they have been represented by many talented artists. Can we correlate?

Culture

Folklores: Reflecting Realities

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 Ritika Soun 0 Comments Aladdin and magic lamp, anthropology, Arabia, archaeology, Culture, epic tales, fables, Folk Tales, folklore, History, jataka tales, literature, lok sahitya, Mahabharata, monuments, mythologies, Myths, oral traditions, panchtantras, Persia, Ramayana, Religion, Rituals, UNESCO, vikram and beetal

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History

Revisiting Itihasa

August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 Piyush Kukrety 0 Comments Agni-Pariksha, Bhramin, Change, divinity, Dwapar Yuga, epic, Epic Traditions of India, Hinduism, Indian epics, Indian history, Indian literary tradition, Indian Literature, Indian Mythology, Indian Traditions, Itihaasa, Krishna, Kshatriya, Kshatriya Dharma, Law, legends, Lord Rama, Mahabharata, morality, mortals, Parashurama, Ramayana, Satya Yuga, societal injunctions, stories, time, Traditions of India, Treta Yuga, Vaishya, value system, Varna-Ashrama Dharma, Vishnu Avatar

It is said that change is the only constant and even human morality changes with the progress of society. The Indian epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, both stand testimony to how Vishnu’s avatars as Lord Rama and Krishna dealt differently with morality and decision-making, so let us revisit ‘itihaasa’ to understand the transformative nature of mankind.

Polity

How Democratic is India’s Grass-root Democracy?

April 24, 2020April 27, 2020 Editor 0 Comments 24th April 1972, 73rd Amendment, Arthashastra, Article 15(3), Article 243(D)cl.(2)(3)(4), Article 325, Article 326, Article 40, assembly, citizens, Conformity Bias, Constitution, Corruption, decentralised, democracy, developed nation, Dictatorship, doctrine of Democracy, egalitarianism, Elective Participation, equality, equitable participation, female representatives, governance, Gram Panchayats, Hon’ble Court, I.C., illiterate, india, Indian constitution, judicial, Kautilya, legislative, Little Republics, Mahabharata, Panchayat, panchayat laws, Panchayati Raj Institutions, Panchayats, patriarchy, Politics, post-independent India, Preamble, PRIs, progress, Proxy Women, Ramayana, rational, Reservation for women, responsibilities, Right to Vote, roles, self- governing bodies, semi-autonomous governments, Sir Charles Metcalfe, Socrates, State of U.P. V Pradhan Sangh Kshettra Samiti, Statutory Right, Universal Adult Suffrage, villages, Vote, Women

The heart of any Democracy lies within the people, and the heart of India lies in her villages. But how effective is democracy at the grass-root? Find out more in this article.