My passion since childhood – History. Primary areas of interest are as follows:
1. The Maratha Confederacy
2. Indian Struggle for Independence
3. WW-II
4. Indian Epics
Preface How a human leads, and behaves in, his/her daily life makes a impact on the planet. I have always been curious about lifestyles, beliefs of the society during the eras when events like Ramayan, Mahabharat occurred.In this article, I have tried to list some events that shed some light on the then lifestyle, beliefs, … Continue reading Mahabharat: Society, Lifestyles & Inc. Part-1
Orientation Context More than a month had elapsed since Sugreev(Hindi: सुग्रीव) dispatched the search parties in all directions, to locate Sita.Upon completing his reconnaissance mission in Lanka, Hanuman returned to the Mahendra mountain located on the southern seashore(of today's India). There, the southern search party, comprising of Angad(Hindi: अंगद), Neel(Hindi: नील), Jambavan(Hindi: जाम्बवान्), Maindh(Hindi: मैंद), … Continue reading Did Hanuman approve of a full-scale war?
Orientation Preface Reading, analyzing History isn't enough, drawing inferences, establishing morals and acting accordingly is crucial.This is a bit inferential post but based entirely on the texts in Valmiki Ramayan. Context Ram, Lakshman, Hanuman, Sugreev(Hindi: सुग्रीव), Angad(Hindi: अंगद), Jambavan(Hindi: जांबवान), Nal(Hindi: नल), Neel(Hindi: नील) and the armies of Vanaras(Hindi: वानर) and Richh(Hindi: रीछ) had reached … Continue reading Why Hanuman favoured Vibhishan’s defection?
Orientation Context - Ten months had elapsed since Sita's kidnapping. Ravan had given her a deadline of one year to accept being a part of his harem/become his wife, else face death.- Not being able to find Sita's location even after 7-8 months, Ram was devastated. There was a possibility that he might blame Sugreev … Continue reading Why Hanuman wanted to rescue Sita, all by himself?
Orientation Context While the popular culture incessantly portrays Hanuman as Ram's 'das'(Hindi: दास), the latter himself considered the former as a friend and a saviour. Maybe, during the span between his first meeting with Hanuman and his returning to Ayodhya, Ram didn't get enough, and appropriate, time to know more about Hanuman and the other … Continue reading “Why Hanuman didn’t crush Vali???”
Life is about being kinetic 