Dr. Kailash Atkare

Pratibha Ray restores Draupadi’s voice, placing her inner life at the centre of the epic. Yajnaseni: The Story of Draupadi  by Pratibha Ray is a striking work of literary reimagining. First published in Odia in 1984 and later translated into English, the novel revisits one of India’s most complex figures in mythology through a deeply personal lens. A recipient of major honours such as the Moortidevi and Sarala Awards, Ray retells the  Mahabharata  not as a grand epic of heroic men but as an...

G. D. Madgulkar’s lyrical narrative of the Ramayana transforms an epic into a song that speaks across generations. The  Geet Ramayan  is a landmark of Indian music and Marathi literature and the most popular Marathi retelling of the  Ramayana  across literary, classical, cultural and spiritual spheres. Highly acclaimed for its lyrics, music and rendition, it was written by G. D. Madgulkar and sung by Sudhir Phadke and his team. Broadcast on All India Radio, Pune, in 1955–56, the work...

Prof. Sahu’s multidisciplinary work maps Hinduism as both a lived tradition and a system of ideas—resisting monolithic portrayals while...