'It is about the fight between two families, why they fight, how they fight and what they feel.'
The aftermath of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan has led to an argument that there was no religion as Hinduism in Chola times.
Instead, there was only Saivism, Vaishnavism, etc, and that the Cholas were Saivites, and hence not Hindus, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
In some Bihar constituencies, candidates named Ram are fighting each other.
Puneet Issar tells the story of Mahabharata from the eyes of its greatest villain.
Dear Mr Rajinikanth, please read Mahabharat again, please go through it again properly
The concept of 'fairness by rulers' is deeply ingrained in Indians and any weakening of this dents the legitimacy of the ruler, warns military historian Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Avid cosplayers brought out favourite comic characters alive at Comic Con Delhi 2017.
Gurgaon, the corporate hub of Haryana on the outskirts of Delhi, will now be known as 'Gurugram'.
"At least for 15 days if people stay strictly indoors, like last year, we may expect better results. Please advise your government," the high court said.
Several corporate, including some airlines, software and even consulting companies operate in India with dodgy secretive and multi-layered ownership patterns.
Many lay folks cannot fathom the arcane language of the corporate governance brouhaha. I found that a mythological story connects very well, says R Gopalakrishnan.
The third (Tritiya) day of the Hindu calendar's Vaishaka month which falls in late April or early May every year is called Akshaya Tritiya.
Get your lowdown on what's happening in the world of Malyalam cinema, right here.
What sets 2018 apart from previous years is the magnitude of the shocks that hit our brand ecosystem, says Bharat Bambawale.
If the gambling is legalised in a controlled manner in India, thousands of crores (billions) of rupees in black money involved in the illegal gambling activity currently could be made available to the legal economy.
Cities, roads, stations rechristened in the time of Modi.
The five young police officers -- Avinash Mohanty of Bijapur, Amresh Kumar Mishra of Dantewada, Rahul Bhagat of Narayanpur, Ajay Yadav of Kanker and Sundarraj P of Bastar -- have engaged more local people into the operations and are reaping rich dividends in steeming the naxal tide.
It's gladdening to see an animation in Ghatothkach's honour -- a not-too-often-mentioned personality who went against his rakhsas nature epitomising heroic virtue and scrupulous devotion.
While the Mahabharatha is of epic proportions and reputation, it contains hundreds of characters and sub-plots that are capable of being re-written on epic scales.
Is there a likeness between the characters from Ved Vyas's timeless epic and those prancing about on the political proscenium? Saisuresh Sivaswamy finds out.
This is Gajendra Chauhan's resume: ...an actor who is best known for his portrayal of the eldest Pandava 'Yudhishthira' in the Mahabharat (TV series). He has worked in around 150 movies and over 600 TV serials
'With doctors going up against a seemingly invincible enemy, often at immense risk to their lives, the myths reveal an interesting relationship between the men of medicine and the rest of humankind,' notes Arundhuti Dasgupta.
India is set to bring out better versions of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Tom and Jerry and other cartoon characters that were so far developed by US and European companies.
This is the finding of Professor R Narayana Iyengar (Department of Civil Engineering, IISc).
'Manthara wants Kaikeyi to make her son Bharat king of Ayodhya, instead of Rama.' 'She fuels hate and mistrust in her queen, much like what many modern-day viziers are doing, whipping up venom and frenzy among an entire nation,' notes Arundhuti Dasgupta.
The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the arrest of its two MLAs, saying this is a "proof" of his frustration.
Rahul feels collective decisions taken with his mother and sister helped the party in the December assembly elections. Hence, he wants to follow the same strategy for the Lok Sabha election, too.
If only Mahabharat was a made-for-radio special instead of a half-heartedly animated demo reel masquerading as a children's fantasy, writes Sukanya Verma.
His body will be taken to his native village in Kerala's Palakkad district later in the day for cremation.
Calling Test cricket an enduring romance, Sehwag said it is the waiting game which makes the format charming.
It is time the current leaders who swear by 'cultural nationalism', that is religion neutral, assert that Bharatiyata is at the core of our nationalism and India was never a 'Hindu Rashtra', argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Naramalli Sivaprasad's over-the-top style of protest has become a unique tool to generate attention at the national level.
Hari Prasad Sridhar captures the natural beauty of the island called Bali.
Colouring books for adults are helping people loosen up and rediscover their childhood.
When it came to power, the BJP was a government with a difference: it had a majority in the Lok Sabha. Frequently the party itself forgets this
The CM said he was proud that he was born in a country which had the "best communication system" and "best culture" in the whole world.
But this project is changing that -- one public artwork at a time.
Epic Retold has the mighty Bhima tweeting his story as he lives it -- in first person, from the day he first meets his arch enemy Duryodhana, all the way through the Kurukshetra war and beyond.
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