There is a strange problem with legends. We meet them too late. By the time we hear their names, the transformation has already happened. The doubts have disappeared. The mistakes have been edited out. The person has become a symbol. Parashurama is one of those figures. We know the axe.We know the anger.We know the warrior. But who was Rama before he became Parashurama? That is where Kevin Missal's Parashurama: The Axe of Rudra caught my attention. The book begi

We have grown up with certain identities so familiar that we rarely stop to examine them. Parvati is Shiva’s wife.She is Ganesha’s mother.She is the embodiment of Shakti.She is Durga. She is Kali. We know these names. We know the stories. But do we know Parvati? That question stayed with me while reading Parvati by Samar. Because the interesting thing about this novel is not that it tells us another story about a familiar deity. Its real attempt is more ambitious: i

There is an odd contradiction in the way we speak about love today. We discuss relationships endlessly—through podcasts, Instagram reels, dating apps, and self-help books—yet the vocabulary itself has become strangely transactional. We ask whether love is healthy, sustainable, reciprocal, or compatible. Rarely do we ask what love actually is. Samar's Radha – Part 1 begins precisely where modern conversations often stop. Rather than retelling the familiar mythology of Radha

For every epic hero history remembers, there is usually another life standing just outside the spotlight. Not absent. Not insignificant. Simply overlooked. Few literary traditions illustrate this more clearly than the Ramayana. Generations have reflected on Rama's duty, Sita's endurance, and Lakshmana's devotion. Yet one question lingers quietly in the background: what happens to the person who is left behind while others become legends? Samar's Urmila is built around tha

What if love and revenge collided in a realm of gods, demons, and mortals? Ranjit More’s The Red Fiend answers this question with a tale...