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Because we swoon

July 1, 2018July 2, 2018 hgopinathan1 Comment

As we walk back, late in the evening, discussing the pointlessness of human existence, how we as a species have the singular ability to desecrate everything we touch, in our arrogance how we have managed to vandalise, destroy, ruin vast tracts of the earth irrevocably. On a planet where all other organisms coexist, taking no [...]

Posted in Mythology, OthersTagged Mountains, Musings, Mythology, People

The Warrior

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 hgopinathanLeave a comment

Daksha Prajapati, the progenitor of the human race, the preserver of balance of life, the architect of the code of conduct of civilized society, finally had reason to smile. He now knew how he would avenge himself  and his pride. Shiva and he had been at loggerheads for a manvantara. If there was ever one [...]

Posted in MythologyTagged Dreams, Mythology, Shiva, Yoga

The Hero

April 3, 2018 hgopinathanLeave a comment

The Hero Several people, mainly men, have expressed disgust at my choice of stories, particularly the Madhavi one. Why must you choose to write about these horrible stories, a pained friend asked. They are so regressive, harmful even. We need to put away these stories, bury them. I tried explaining that Pauranic stories are not [...]

Posted in MythologyTagged Baital Pachisi, Death, Dreams, Mythology

The People Tree

April 3, 2018April 13, 2018 hgopinathan2 Comments

All over Bombay, everywhere you look, you see mango trees laden with fruit, fruit that go abegging for grubby little hands to pelt stones and knock them down. Just a few years ago, the gulel, an invention who’s solitary purpose is to bring down mangoes and an occasional Goliath, used to be a prized possession. [...]

Posted in MythologyTagged Mythology, People, Sentience, Trees

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