Despite all the wealth, the epics are not entirely comfortable with displays of ostentation

From the karmic to the dharmic

Fake news in mythology

In her Neapolitan series, Italian novelist Elena Ferrante frees herself from having to create heroic characters

Bibek Debroy concludes his Mahabharata series with a cosmic flourish

Poet-saint Andal’s work proves that she regards the body a site of the sacred as much as the soul

A war adventure where disparate elements are held together by clever plotting

What is it that makes him an enduring literary icon of compassion and empathy?

Wendy Doniger’s book on the Kamasutra reminds us of the dignities once afforded to women in our culture

This tale of Karan Vaghela’s reign brings alive the prejudices of 13th century Gujarat

CELESTIAL HEROISM IS a bestseller, unless it is badly made. In it merges great survivor dramas and the romance of breaching the boundaries of human…