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Padmavat (Part Four): King Ratan Sena Returns to Chittaur
Note: Continuing our Padmavat series (the story of Queen Padmavati and King Ratan Sena), we now turn to the sequence of events that followed after their marriage. If you haven’t read the story so far, you can start here. Coming back to where we left… After the marriage, Ratan Sena settled in Simhala and soon…
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What are Chakras in Kundalini Yoga?
Chakras provide an insightful map to understand our inner world and its connection to the universe. Let’s try and understand them more.
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India on the Moon: The Story of a Millennia-old Romance
Chandrayaan-3 was not just a nod to India’s advancing scientific prowess but also its deep-seated cultural affinities with the moon. Let’s see what they are.
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Padmavat (Part Three): King Ratan Sena Meets Princess Padmavati
In the previous two chapters, we learnt about the story of Princess Padmavati as well as King Ratan Sena. Now let’s see what happens next. King Ratan Sena could barely control himself when he heard about the beauty of Padmavati. But it wasn’t just about Padmavati; the allure and splendor of Simhala had also captivated…
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Malgudi Days: A Journey Through India’s Heartbeat
For those who have ambled along the winding streets of literature, coming across R.K. Narayan’s Malgudi Days is like stumbling upon a hidden Indian café that serves the finest blend of chai — aromatic, invigorating, and deeply satisfying. Why, you might ask, should one dive into the tales of a fictional town set in the…
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A Therapeutic Conversation with Our Surroundings
We may not always realise, but our surroundings are constantly trying to talk to us. They are telling us what they think, how they feel. One place might say: I care more about cars than about you; I care a lot about advertising, so I am going to make you look at a huge sign…
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Padmavat (Part Two): Parrot Hiramani Goes to King Ratan Sena
In the first part of our Padmavat series, we discussed the life of Princess Padmavati in Lanka. Now, let’s travel all the way to Chittaur, which is in Rajasthan (India). Ratan Sena was born in the lineage of Chitra Sena, after whom the city of Chitrapur or Chittaur was named. Coming to our story, around…
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Padmavat (Part One): Princess Padmavati and the Parrot Hiramani
Padmavat is an epic poem written in the Awadhi language by a Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi in 1540. A famous piece of Sufi literature from the period, it relates an allegorical story about the desire of three different kings for its central character, Padmavati. In the next few posts, I will be briefly narrating the…
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