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folktales
Did Arjuna kill his son?
Though there are references in several versions of the Mahabharata to Arjuna’s marriage with a Naga princess, the story of her son being killed by his own father is little known.
30 April 2023, 00:21 IST
Did Arjuna kill his son?
30 April 2023, 00:21 IST
A battle of equals?
Our folk bard gives a new twist to the famous fight between Bhima and Jarasandha.
07 January 2023, 22:53 IST
A battle of equals?
07 January 2023, 22:53 IST
How Pandavapura got its name!
The folk bard renders a popular episode from the epic in earthy tones and transplants it to a neighbourhood near Mandya.
26 November 2022, 20:15 IST
How Pandavapura got its name!
26 November 2022, 20:15 IST
Shoot the crow and win the bride!
Ignoring the mechanical device ‘Matsyayantra’ that played a stellar role in Draupadi’s swayamvara, our folk bard comes up with a highly original contest.
24 September 2022, 20:15 IST
Shoot the crow and win the bride!
24 September 2022, 20:15 IST
UK scholar's archive for Arunachal tribe’s folktales
Tara Douglas, a cultural researcher and filmmaker from the United Kingdom, spent over three years with community workers and the elders of the tribe
17 August 2022, 16:25 IST
UK scholar's archive for Arunachal tribe’s folktales
17 August 2022, 16:25 IST
How a handsome god became unsightly
Anyone familiar with Hindu mythology would know the story of Manmatha, the god of love. Our folk bard gives Manmatha a brother who wants to avenge his death
30 July 2022, 20:15 IST
How a handsome god became unsightly
30 July 2022, 20:15 IST
And then the grand rescue
The hapless Pandavas are found by an unexpected saviour.
02 July 2022, 20:06 IST
And then the grand rescue
02 July 2022, 20:06 IST
Dead demon in a living embryo?
Our folklorists not only reorder and retell the epic but invent new episodes in which epic characters are turned into folk heroes. Here is one such tale.
30 May 2022, 06:08 IST
Dead demon in a living embryo?
30 May 2022, 06:08 IST
God of wealth or a thrifty farmer?
Kubera teaches Bhima a lesson or two about the perils of taking loans and the importance of returning the money.
30 April 2022, 20:30 IST
God of wealth or a thrifty farmer?
30 April 2022, 20:30 IST
Leaves from heaven
To this day, folks remove the stalks and tips of betel leaves before chewing them. Why though?
26 March 2022, 20:15 IST
Leaves from heaven
26 March 2022, 20:15 IST
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