Abhinav Agarwal

Tales from the Mahabharat, Episode 7 - Of Conditions and Exceptions  - my seventh installment of "Tales from the Mahabharata" was...

My sixth installment of " Tales from the Mahabharata - To Renounce The Throne Or Not " - was published in the Swarajya Magazine o...

My fifth installment of " Tales from the Mahabharata -  Parikshit: Ego, Deja Vu " - was published in the  Swarajya Magazine  on ...

My fourth installment of "Tales from the Mahabharata -  Forgive Now and Fight Later? " - was published in the  Swarajya Magazine ...

My third installments of "Tales from the Mahabharata - When Krishna Stopped Arjuna from Killing Yudhishthira " - was published in...

This is a fairly recognizable section of the National Highway 3, as it makes its way towards the picturesque town of Igatpuri, and beyond ...

Truth be told, I do not have many photographs of the Shani Shingnapur Temple in Maharashtra. This is because they do not allow photogra...

Either Oracle , the enterprise software and hardware company, is getting into the consumer space in an example of brand expansion gone h...

The second installment of my series, "Tales from the Mahabharata", appeared in the Swarajya magazine , on October 7 2014 . The ...

The first installment of my series, " Tales from the Mahabharata ", appeared in the  Swarajya magazine , on  September 30, 2014 ...

When I wrote " The Spines of the Mahabharata Books " in Feb 2013, only the first six volumes of Dr. Bibek Debroy's unabridged...

Bitter Chocolate: Child Sexual Abuse in India, by Pinki Virani My review of this book appeared in DNA on the 29th of July 2014 her...

This photo is of the Vashi Creek Bridge that connects mainland Mumbai with Navi Mumbai. Taken early in the morning, even as the hot summer ...

As far as truck signages go, this one attempts to combine messages on marital fidelity, family planning, and female figure consciousness, a...

It's a long, hot, scorching summer. The monsoons are supposed to be here. It is supposed to be raining. It's supposed to be cool...

My review of Shankkar Aiyar's book, " Accidental India ", was published in the DNA on May 22nd, 2014. Except for the review...

Mahabharata - Volume 8, Translated by Bibek Debroy I wrote a short review of Dr. Bibek Debroy's volume 8 of the translation of the ...

Indus Valley: Key stage 2 (Smart Green Civilizations) Kid-friendly introduction, but marred by selective omissions. Also leaves out the ...

I had reason to be in Jayanagar a few months back, with 15 odd minutes to spare. I was across the road from the Motilal Banarsidas booksto...

[ Ch 59-60  «  Ch 61-65   »  Ch 66-70 ] Parva:Adi; Upa-parva:Sambhava; Chapter: 61 ; Shlokas:102 Janamejaya now wanted to hear from Vais...