Tales from Indian Mythology from a Story Keeper
An attempt for a non-judgemental and non-indoctrination look at Indian mythology
Hi Friends! Today let’s start the stories of the major dynasties covered in Indian Mythology, and sometimes in the Indian History. You may have noticed that rulers, in our country as well as other regions in the world (in the past as well as the present) claim descent from divinity (or as close to divinity … Continue reading 16 – The Sons of the Sun
Hi Friends! Today let us look at the Third Incarnation of Vishnu, which is another of the Genesis Myths, and amalgamation of another mythology. Like the Story of the Saviour Fish and the Story of the World-Fathering Turtle we discussed earlier. Interestingly the villain of this story is one of the cursed gatekeepers, who loved … Continue reading 12 – The Interesting Story of an Immense Boar
Hi Friends! Today let us quietly stand in the corner of the primeval sea and see what precious things or “ratnas” are received by the grace of the Great Turtle, the Kurma. As we saw in the last post Adityas and Daityas wanted for themselves the Nectar of Immortality or Amruta. So together, they pulled … Continue reading 06 – Gifts of the Turtle
Hi Friends! Today let’s talk about the second aquatic adventure story, which also features the Second Incarnation of the Dashavataar. As mentioned last time while Fishing in Troubled Waters, this is also a Genesis Myth, i.e. it tries to explain how things came to be. So here is “a” version of the Second Legend of … Continue reading 05 – The Churning of the Sea
Hi Friends! Today let’s try and cover the first of the stories about adventures in the water, where “good” wins and/or survives, while the “bad” loses and/or is washed away. These are part of what can be termed as the Series of Ten Incarnations or Dashavataar (link is for your parents - a quick but … Continue reading 04 – Fishing in Troubled Waters
Hi Friends! Today, let’s take a look at how the Indian mythology tells stories about Time. This is the promised “numbers” story. This is quite mathematical, but gives us an idea of the vastness of this universe of stories. Large numbers alert, so you may want to get your calculators ready! Base check first! One … Continue reading 03 – How Old is the Creator, Really!
Hi Friends! As promised last time, in this post we shall try and cover the various ways the world started, as per Indian mythology. As we discussed, the stories of creation are cyclical. In another post we shall look at the highly number-centric way they thought things repeated. It’s awesome fun, but it can wait. … Continue reading 02 – How Did It Start and Grow
Hi Friends! Everything has to start somewhere. Day starts with sun-rise. Some songs start with a beautiful melody. Some start with someone mumbling about something he/she feels strongly about. So, when the tellers and the listeners of stories, gather around a glowing thing (a fire sometimes, sometimes a screen!) this is what needs to be … Continue reading 01 – Who Started These Stories
Tales from Indian Mythology from a Story Keeper 