Abhay K. is an eminent poet, editor, anthologist and translator who has carved an enviable niche for himself in the contemporary literary world. A recipient of various prestigious literary awards and ...

Which Indian writer is compared to William Shakespeare? Find out why this literary genius is known as the Shakespeare of ...

"Look to this day! For it is life, the very life of life." – Kalidasa These immortal words by Kalidasa, India’s greatest classical poet and dramatist, resonate across centuries. Known for his lyrical ...

Ecopoetry is the new buzzword. As the world faces biodiversity loss of unprecedented scale with around one million species on the verge of extinction, poetry with a strong ecological content has ...

Kalidasa’s epic play ‘Abhijnanashakuntalam’, dramatising the love story of Shakuntala and Dushyanta, has been retold for the 21st-century stage. Penguin Classics has brought out this new translation ...

Koodiyattam, the Sanskrit theatre tradition of Kerala, is said to be the last living performance art in the classical language, and the oldest continuous dramatic tradition. Israeli indologist David ...

Shakuntala appears in the Mahabharata as the mother of Bharata, who becomes the progenitor of the Kaurava clan. But the woman that we meet here is a far cry from the shy flower of the forest of ...

Amma, Appa, I want to catch butterflies, fly kites, play with friends, climb trees, swim, get drenched in the rain. But you never allowed me to do all of this. Whether it’s school or home, it is ...

Located in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, the Gadhkalika Temple is a unique Shakti Peeth, housing the divine in a potent 'Shila' instead of an idol, giving it profound spiritual importance. This distinct ...