"There is a place between awake and asleep that seems surreal and enigmatic. The place where you can remember dreaming. That's where I'll love you. That's where I'll be waiting." The tale often retold, through another set of eyes. The mother of all rivalries, breathed upon again, a little differently. Has been- #4 un...
We all know the story of Ramayana. This story is an attempt to re-tell the story of Ramayana, with more creative nuances. Please note, the story is entirely based upon the version of Ramayana which I have heard and read. Some incidents and parts of the story is fictitious, which are added by me to enhance the flow. I...
"Jānakī Manoharā Ābhā : The Twins of Ramā" (Lit.) The radiance of the enchanter of Janaki : The Twins of the one who is close to Rama. The radiance of Rama : The Twins of Sita. Kusha and Lava, the twins of Rama and Sita who were born during the second exile of Sita. The boys were raised in the Ashrama of the sage, Va...
𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖱𝖺𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝖥𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗒; is said to be one of the most powerful family of the country. The Rathore empire rules the business world just like family ruled the country years ago. The Rathores still get the enormous amount of respect which they got when they ruled. The Rathore heirs are alike yet completely d...
After Seeta's departure, Rama finds himself in a strange bind with his children- strangers to him in all but name. Dealing with the loss of the one thread that could've connected them, they struggle to find common ground. Note: I will not follow Valmiki's Ramayana exactly for this story, thanks!
"I don't even want the Heavens Sita, if I cannot have You by My side. I may have broken the bow kept at the wedding, but I shall never break My wedding vows." Love is a promise to walk through everything hand in hand. Whether it's the palace gardens, forests of the dark or even trial by fire. Feel every emotion of the...
Devasena, the daughter of Indra, has been engaged to Skanda after Skanda's legendary victory against the powerful demon, Taraka. Her father Indra, believes that the marriage will strengthen his position in Heaven as his daughter, the offspring of the King of Gods shall be marrying the Commander-in-Chief of the Gods ...
In the time when Kaliyuga reigned and unrighteousness became a part of daily life on the Bhuloka, the Swamini of Vaikuntha, the goddess of wealth, Devi Mahalakshmi, leaves her home after a quarrel with her husband Narayana, the eternal lord of sustenance. And hence, Narayana takes yet another human incarnation on the...
❝When He becomes Ram, She becomes Sita. When he becomes Krishna, She becomes Rukmini. In all the incarnations, Goddess Lakshmi is always inseparable from Lord Vishnu.❞ -Vishnu MahāPurāna 1.9.144 She was the beloved princess of the prosperous kingdom of Vidarbha. She was only a maiden, when she lost her heart to the h...
"It didn't matter, Vishnu thought, love was a fickle thing, and cursed or not, it hurt either way." --- Rama told himself it didn't matter that Sita had left him. But it didn't matter how much he told himself that, deep down he knew he was lying. (A look through some events of the Ramayana through the eyes of the seve...
Ancient India. Approximately 7 thousand years ago. The Kingdom of Kosala. A dutiful crown prince exiled from his kingdom for fourteen years. A loving wife who follows him, and is captured. A demon king who threatens the entire mortal population of the world. Ram, the eldest of the four princes of Ayodhya, is known to...
Ramayana. An Indian epic that has lived through the centuries and has only grown even more in the process. An epic that shows ideal characters, many of whom we worship, and other characters from whom we learn what we shouldn't be at any cost. But one thing that has been a constant for many centuries now is the examp...
Arjun's stay in Heaven, retold through a series of letters between him and his soulmate.
Its a collection of random elegy and love filled poems that deals with the grief and heart felt adours of a random lady from her perspective. Not everyone's childhood is a bed of roses. Not everyone is given every moral and ethical value on a silver platter. Not everyone acquires anything without unheard sobs. Relinqu...