They had spent their lives waiting for this moment, and now that it had come and their son of whose exploits they had heard so much, was in front of them, they stood awkwardly inhibited, ove... Read more

Krishna As Warrior: Part – I Krishna’s short journey from Vrindavan to Mathura was a watershed in his life. Until then his prominent characteristic was that of a carefree child a... Read more

Absorbed in voicing their long suppressed sentiments, they forgot the presence of Uddhava and began to talk to a bee who was flying around. Uddhava listened patiently to them but persisted i... Read more

This was an attempt to construct the rhythm of life, taking into account its inevitable evolutionary mutations. The mosaic of life was multifaceted, its murals of many levels. Spring and aut... Read more

Early m the morning one of the gopis got up to sprinkle water at her doorstep and to paint pictures with flour as was the custom. She saw a strange chariot at the door of Nanda’s house... Read more

The devotional poems of the two foremost female Krishna bhaktas, Aantaal and Mirabai, are congruent at this point to the discussion. Aantaal, regarded as one of the twelve Aalvaar Vaishnava... Read more

Krishna allowed women to play out the fantasy of being in control, of being able to bend the will of men to their commands. In the Gitagovinda, Radha compelled Krishna to repent and, when th... Read more

Chandidasa writes: How can I describe his relentless flute, which pulls virtuous women from their homes and drags them by their hair to Shyam as thirst and hunger pull the doe to the snare?... Read more

Krishna As Lover: Part – II There was a shudder in her whispering voice. She was shy to frame her words. What has happened tonight to lovely Radha? Now she consents, now she is afraid.... Read more