Category: Folktales

  • 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.
  • DAIVA – Where the Journey Began

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    When I began this journey last year, I wasn’t sure if I would be able to complete it. When an author says ‘journey’, then it obviously means a book, and that too of such a great magnitude. But then the Sathyolu of Tulunadu had held me tightly…

  • Why do we say ‘Ji’

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    Why do most Hindi speakers use ‘Ji’? Growing up in North India, the way Ji added respect to everyone’s name always fascinated me. While living in Chennai a couple of years back, I have heard people using Ji as well. Ever wondered where it came from? Apparently, there’s an interesting North Indian folktale that is…

    The first man Indian folktale
  • The Old Man and the Lord of Death

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    The Old Man and the Lord of Death – An Indian Folktale Retold by K. Hari Kumar, bestselling author of India’s Most Haunted.

    The old man and the Lord of death - An Indian Folktale retold by K Hari Kumar, bestselling South Asian of Horror and Folklore