The play, "18 Days - Dusk of an Era", will aim to "unfurl the maze of events orchestrated in the Kurukshetra war" with a Broadway-style treatment of the production.
A retired ‘Reader’ of Sanskrit at Gurudas College in Kolkata, Indologist Nrisingha Prasad Bhaduri, who won the Sahitya Academy award in 2016, spoke to Outlook about the popularity and influence of Ram and Ramayan in...
'Mahabharata', which a generation of Indians grew up seeing on Doordarshan, will be back with a contemporary look and on a global platform -- the streamer Disney+ Hotstar.
We forget that Shiva is present in both the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, crushing the arrogance of Ravan and humbling the privileged Arjun. This cannot be explained historically, writes noted author Devdutt Pattanaik
"Mahabharata" has the potential to set the tone for Indian content globally, believes Disney+ Hotstar's Gaurav Banerjee, who promises the new series to be a "richly detailed" take on the epic.
In the middle stretch, the Ganga is joined by several streams and tributaries that also need saving
A philologist's interpretation of the age when the epic of Ramayan was composed, based on the names of the characters in the story
What makes Salman Rushdie one of the most important contemporary writers is his stating that the writer has a responsibility to tackle the larger issues of the day.
'Shakuntalam' is based on Kalidasa's same-named play about Shakuntala and Dushyanta's epic love story. Actor Dev Mohan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu feature in the...
G. N. Devy, eminent literary critic, author and linguist, speaks to Outlook on the tradition of translating and adapting mythologies and religious texts in...
Noted translator of Indian myths, Arshia Sattar, speaks to Outlook’s Rakhi Bose on the art and politics of translating myths.
How to identify Ganga through imagery at the National Museum
Praveen Sobti won medals in three Asian Games and one Commonwealth Games, besides taking part in two Olympics.
Successful athlete turned actor Praveen Kumar Sobti who contributed to India's sports and entertainment sectors died on February 7 at his residence in Mumbai.
Samyukt Kisan Morcha(SKM’s) core member said: ‘Our call of tractor march to Parliament still stands. A final decision on the future course of the agitation...
It is time for us to celebrate the iconic women in our sacred literature, Sita, Draupadi and Radha, in their various identities and vernacular manifestations
Draupadi’s tribe increases by the day. There are many injustices, a lot of pain and violence out there.
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Satish Kaul died at a hospital where he was admitted after testing positive for Covid-19
Trivendra Singh Rawat had resigned as the Uttarakhand CM after a BJP team submitted a report to the central leadership highlighting state party leaders’...
Film director Milan Bhowmik on Thursday said the film encapsulates the lives of two personalities-- Vivekananda and Narendra Modi.
Overall, the council reported a 40 per cent growth in TV viewing over the pre-coronavirus period, with 1.24 trillion minutes of TV content being consumed for...
Pawar refused to comment when asked about the government formation in Maharashtra.
Sena MP Sanjay Raut, however, said his party was firm on a written assurance from the BJP over power-sharing, including rotating CM's post for 2.5 years.
The posters, which have been allegedly put up by Congress supporters, have drawn the ire of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
He claimed the 'Dashavtar', ten avatars of Lord Vishnu, predate the Theory of Evolution given by English naturalist Charles Darwin.
