Kunti, Gandhari, Draupadi: The Shapers of Destiny

by Shree Sauparnika V In the vast, tumultuous tapestry of the Mahabharata, the sound of clashing steel and the speeches of heroes often take centre stage. But if we look past the dust of the battlefield, we see that the epic’s foundation was laid not only by the warriors, but also by three powerful women. Kunti, Gandhari, and Draupadi were the true architects of the era, […]

Bharat Kokila, Sarojini Naidu

by Keya Gupta Sarojini Naidu, known as Bharat Kokila or the Nightingale of India, was a poet, freedom fighter, and the first woman governor of an Indian state. Her lyrical poems captured India’s everyday beauty and culture, and earned her lasting fame. One of her most beautiful poems is ‘In the Bazaars of Hyderabad’, which […]

Reading Phule Today

The Poems of Savitribai Phule: Rage, Resistance, and Rebirth  – By Shree Sauparnika V More than a century before India declared itself a democracy, Savitribai Phule was laying its moral foundation—with chalk, slate and poetry. Known to most as India’s first woman teacher, she was also a radical poet who wielded words like weapons in […]