Goddess Lakshmi helps us defines who is god and who is notRavana is considered a great scholar of Vedas; but still he is a rakshasa, because he appropriated Lakshmi, instead of generating her.
04 Oct, 2019, 11.35 PM IST
How this UK graphic novelist got under Mahatma Gandhi's skinJason Quinn has produced biographies of Mahatma Gandhi and Rani Lakshmibai, and three volumes on the Kauravas, but he continues to dig into...
01 Sep, 2019, 12.26 PM IST
Playing cards to win whimsical LakshmiThe whole idea of Lakshmi being whimsical and continuously moving is a reminder that money has value only when it is circulated.
23 Aug, 2019, 11.45 PM IST
Priyanka Gandhi compares PM Narendra Modi to DuryodhanaPriyanka said the PM was deflecting from the real issues to cover up for his failures.
08 May, 2019, 08.53 AM IST
Priyanka attacks Modi, says Duryodhana too had such arroganceAddressing a public meeting, she also criticised Modi for calling her late father and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi “Bhrashtachari Num...
07 May, 2019, 08.56 PM IST
Narendra Modi to kick-start campaign from Meerut on March 28Amit Shah and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be camping in Meerut on the night of March 26 for a marathon meeting with West UP lead...
25 Mar, 2019, 09.48 PM IST
Yashwant Sinha’s turn to use Mahabharata analogy after PM’s ‘Shalya’ jibeIn Mahabharata, there are two famous characters, Duryodhana and Dushasana. The Kauravas were 100 brothers. Out of them, only two became fam...
06 Oct, 2017, 01.26 AM IST
Adani Enterprises subsidiary acquires Duryodhana DevelopersAdani Green Energy, a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises, has acquired 100% equity stake in Duryodhana Developers, Adani Enterprises said.
21 Dec, 2015, 06.58 PM IST
Epic name-calling clouds Kurukshetra BiharNarendra Modi, meanwhile, has been called `brahmapishach' after earlier being labelled `Kaliyanag' by Lalu Prasad.
10 Oct, 2015, 12.38 PM IST
Telangana to develop Nagarjuna Sagar as major Buddhist placeThe Telangana government would develop Nagarjuna Sagar as a prominent place of Buddhist significance, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao sa...
04 May, 2015, 09.49 PM IST
Mirror, MirrorAn online lucky draw conducted by Princeton University Press favours your columnist. Afew days later, a copy of Simon Blackburn's new treat...
07 Jul, 2014, 06.49 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi invokes Mahabharata in Lok SabhaModi's remarks came a day after Congress cautioned BJP against becoming arrogant saying that even though Kauravas were large in numbers.
11 Jun, 2014, 07.40 PM IST
- Wise Folly
Empirical evidence seems to support the wily satirist’s bon motat least as far as matters of the heart, if not the head, are concerned.
30 Apr, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- Givers & takers
If Duryodhana had been slightly more generous, the carnage might have been averted. Karna may not have perished had he been more tightfiste...
24 Jul, 2013, 06.09 AM IST
Old moms for newAfter a childhood full of pranks and divine deeds, Krishna marches back into Mathura to reclaim his paternal rights and kingship.
11 Aug, 2012, 03.33 AM IST
Fathers and sonsThe father says, "We're born for the assignment I guess; which anyways felt like a bonus."
22 Jun, 2011, 06.20 AM IST
Knowing who the other 'him' isRelational experiences often extend beyond time, space and bloodlines. In the 1973 novel, The Man Who Folded Himself, David Gerrold probabl...
04 Aug, 2009, 01.19 AM IST