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Father’s Day: Lunch for Hidimba

Mumma, take me to Papa,” said Ghattu to his mother, Hidimba. It was Father’s Day. Ghattu wanted to wish his father. But Ghattu, who was 14-years-old, had never seen his father. He was brought up by his mother, Hidimba, and the two lived in a dense forest. “Ghattu, have patience.…
  • by Subba Rao
  • April 22, 2020
  • 3 minute read
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Father’s Day: Ghattu meets his match

Ghattu, the young Rakshasa, nabbed a young man as food for his fasting mother, Hidimba. He named his victim Madhyama — or the middle one — since he was the second of the three brothers. Ghattu allowed him time to have a dip in a pond and refresh himself. While…
  • by Subba Rao
  • April 22, 2020
  • 3 minute read
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Vatapi and Agastya

Inthe forest to the south of the Vindhyas, lived two wicked demon brothers, Vatapi and Ilvala. They had magical powers. They would wait for travellers passing through the forest. Ilvala would receive a tired and hungry traveller and would invite him to rest in his cottage and have food. The…
  • by Subba Rao
  • August 19, 2019
  • 2 minute read
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Bheema’s Birthday Party

Bheema was in hiding. His mother, Kunti, and his four brothers were with him. Their powerful cousins had tried to kill them. But the five brothers had escaped to a distant town. They were living there in disguise in a room given to them by a kind-hearted man. Every morning,…
  • by Subba Rao
  • April 22, 2020
  • 6 minute read
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