Tag: krishna

  • A Game Of Thrones.

    A Game Of Thrones.

    The Mahabharata is the ancestor of Game of Thrones—epic, brutal, deeply psychological—where dharma collides with desire, and rebellion brews quietly beneath vows and violence …without coffee

  • The Emperor’s Dice.

    The Emperor’s Dice.

    “Yudhishthira wore dharma like a cloak, but every thread was spun from ambition—each righteous act a gamble, hoping applause would outweigh accountability.”

  • The Black checklist

    Being Black. Black the integral part of life. Black the colour of coal, ebony and the unknown. The darkest colour this could be either due to the absence of light or due to total absorption of light. So much so we have a saying in Kannada that says,”yella banna masi nungitu” that translates to the…

  • the first day of spring.

    When winsome westerly winds caress comely creeping cloves As bumblebees’ buzz-buzzing and cuckoos’ coo-cooing resound in huts, in coves, in groves, In springtime, the sensual season so langorously long for forlorn lovers, Krishna strays and plays, my friend, dancing with young girls. The poem by the Sanskrit poet Jayadeva, describes Krishna in spring. Spring the…

  • Parijata

    Adansona digitata is the botanical name of this flower. Parijata is what my grandmother called it. Prajukta, shefali, shagufta call it any name. Beautiful white with a coral orange stalk. I am seeing this after nearly twenty two years. When I set my eyes on this I am back to my child hood. Though then…