Longing for the Divine: Manikkavacakar’s Bhakti Poems
The Bhakti Movement played a crucial role in the literary development of several Indian vernacular languages. It caught the public imagination, especially in the popularisation of
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Poems from His Earth: Hiren Bhattacharyya’s poetry of nature
Possibly the most popular name in Assamese poetry, Hiren Bhattacharyya’s poetry brings up the lush imagery of nature; of paddy fields, of waves of green, of ripples in the air an
Draupadi: Mahashweta Devi’s Haunting Tale of Revenge
The second story in Mahashweta Devi’s ‘Breast Stories’ collection, ‘Draupadi’, is the kind that gets under your skin and haunts you for days afterwards. Unlike Jashoda fr
Breast-Giver: Women’s Position in Post-Colonial India
Mahashweta Devi’s ‘Standayini’ or ‘Breast Giver’ is a hard-hitting story of a “professional mother” who suckles the babes of a rich household only to meet an ironic e