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Ravana then told his remaining advisors that he would fight with Rama and kill him. The ten-headed Lord of Lanka vowed to avenge the death of Kumbh...

Vibhishana accompanied Lakshmana and told him to destroy Indrajit’s army. A fierce battle then took place with Lakshmana showering arrows. The apes...

Videha dynasty of Mithila is one of the prominent dynasties of ancient India. The most significant mention of this dynasty is found in the epic Ram...

When Yudhishtira entered heaven, he found Duryodhana seated on a throne. Yudhishtira was upset and asked sage Narada why the evil Duryodhana was in...

It the beginning there was Vivasvan (Sun) and we are currently living is the manvantar named after his son, Vaivaswat Manu. Vaivaswat Manu conduct...

Sugreeva, along with Jambavan, went to Angada’s aid. Sugreeva hurled trees and rocks at Kumbha, even as the rakshasa kept shooting arrows. Charging...

After Shrikrishna's ascent to Vaikuntha, Pandava decide to handover the kingdom to Parikshit and

By Bibek Debroy The story about the battle between Parashurama and Kartavirya is a familiar one. It figures in all Puranas. At the prospect of the ...

A reminder about what happened in the last column. I was recounting a story from Brahmanda Purana, a story narrated by the sage Vasishtha to King S...

Ravana’s brother, the mighty Mahaparshva, then attacked the apes using an iron club. The ape Rishaba then fought with Mahaparshava. Despite being s...

A common refrain of Dhritarashtra was to bemoan the vicissitudes of fate, the meaningless of karma, and the supremacy of destiny. It was perhaps hi...

None of the ape leaders could stop Kumbhakarna, and they were all injured by the demon’s attack. Sugriva was furious, seeing the way his ape army w...