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  • Hey Shokha (হে সখা): Tagore, Emotional Fidelity, and Symbolism Within

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    There are stories that come with thunder, and there are stories that arrive like a sigh at dusk. The music video adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore’s He Sakha Mama Hridaye Raho is one such sigh—gentle, almost silent, yet carrying the weight of lifetimes. He Sakha is also rendered as Hey Shokha, and that’s how it is…

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  • K. Hari Kumar’s Women: Strength, Struggle, and the Shadows That Follow

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    When I write women, I don’t create them as symbols or archetypes. They are people, shaped by the worlds they inhabit. Some fight against their circumstances, some carry wounds that refuse to heal, and some embrace the darkness that has been thrust upon them. A reader who read Dakhma once told me that Anahita gave…

  • HARPERCOLLINS PRESENTS DAIVA BY K. HARI KUMAR

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    The cultural uniqueness and identity of Tulu Nadu is closely tied to the beautiful Kola dance performances, as depicted in the film – ‘Kantara’. Written by bestselling author K. Hari Kumar this is, perhaps the only book on daiva worship, with a deep dive in Tulu Nadu’s folklore, published by a mainstream Indian writer in…

    India's top bestselling author Amish Tripathi praises DAIVA written by K. Hari Kumar.
  • When The Alchemist met Amar Chitra Katha: Unveiling the Inspirations Behind ‘Daiva’

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    The seed of ‘Daiva’ may have been planted just a year ago, but the inspiration for this exploration of Tulunadu’s mighty deities stretches much further back. Interestingly, the wellsprings of creativity that fueled ‘Daiva’ may surprise you – they don’t directly involve the Daivas themselves. Let me take you on a journey through time as…

    Inspiration for Daiva: Amar Chitra Katha, Alchemist, Nine Lives William Dalrymple, K. Hari Kumar, Tulu Nadu, Chandamama magazine, Shiva Shakti.