Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. While Indian society may have been regressive in its approach on accepting varying ...
Shikhandi is perhaps one of the earliest trans-characters known in history/mythology. She appears in the Mahabharata and plays a crucial part in winning the battle of Kurukshetra for the Pandavas.
When Communication and Weinberg senior Mantra Radhakrishnan saw the play “Shikhandi” in Bengaluru, India, where she grew up, she was struck by its comedic retelling of the origin of Indian mythology’s ...
Mahabharat war, the battlefield witnessed strategy, courage, and destiny unfolding together. Bhishma Pitamah stunned everyone ...
Noted theatre personality Suman Mukhopadhyay had first staged the English play Shikhandi in New Jersey in 2022 as the culmination of his work with members of the Indian diaspora, which was conducted ...
Shikhandi — a minor character from the Mahabharat with epic significance. Once seen as a story of revenge that saw the virtuosity of Bhishma waver, the character has with time come to stand for gender ...
In the Mahabharata, Shikhandi is a reincarnation of Princess Amba, who was abducted by Bhishma. Reborn as Drupada’s daughter, Shikhandini, she undergoes a sex change, fights in the Kurukshetra war, ...
Aamir Khan’s son Junaid is all set to make his grand debut as a lead actor in Yash Raj Films’ OTT film and two more films made by Aamir Khan Productions. Yet, he’s not taking things lying down and is ...
Devdutt Pattanaik?s Shikhandi and Other Tales They Don?t Tell You is not so much an exploration of how Hindu mythology treats queerness, as it is a reader on what gender constructs have stayed on in ...
Patna: Janata Dal (United) alliance partner in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has sought a reply in 15 days from party leader and former agriculture minister Sudhakar Singh for comparing Bihar ...
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy, Tejashwi Yadav, on Tuesday responded amid controversy over the comment by a leader of the Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD). Sudhakar Singh's comment on ...