The princes of Hastinapur were learning the skills of archery from Guru Drona. Drona was a skilled tutor and taught the princes with full devotion. One day, Drona made a small bird of wood and hung it on a tree. He told the students to aim at the eye of the bird. Each student stood […]

Once in the beautiful city of Hastinapur, there lived a blind king, Dhritrashtra. He had a hundred sons called the Kauravas. His younger brother Pandu had five sons who were called the Pandavas. The Kauravas were wicked and were jealous of the gentle Pandavas. Duryodhana, the eldest of the Kauravas, hated Bhima who was the

Many years back, there lived a great king called Shantanu in Hastinapur. His queen had left him but he had a devoted son named Devavrata. One day, he went out hunting. On his way, he smelt a sweet fragrance which was coming from a beautiful fisher-woman named Satyawati. Shantanu fell in love with Satyawati and

Dushyanta, the great king of Hastinapur, had a great passion for hunting. One day, he went to the forest for hunting. He was surprised to find a small boy in the forest. The boy was playing with a lion’s cub. He fearlessly held open the mouth of the cub and said, “O king of the

Shakuntala was a beautiful girl. She lived in the forest. One day, a king named Dushyanta came to the forest. Dushyanta saw Shakuntala fell in love with her and married her. The king then left for his palace after promising to return soon. One day, sage Durvasa came to Shakuntala’s door and asked for water,

After Sita had gone with Mother Earth, Rama ruled over Ayodhya for many years. He was now unable to endure even a single more day of his life without his dear wife. He had also become tired of his worldly acts and wanted to go to heaven. Lord Vishnu realised this and asked Yamaraja to

Hanuman was captivated by the innocent talk of Luva and Kusha. When Sita saw this, she recognized Hanuman. She then revealed the identity of Hanuman to Luva and Kusha and told that the horse belonged to their father, Rama. Sita narrated all the events to sage Valmiki who returned the horse to the army. The

Laxman went to Luva and Kusha and asked them to return the horse. But they refused to part with the horse without a fight. Laxman was furious and soon a fight ensued between them. Laxman was greatly impressed with the strength and might of the two brothers. Luva and Kusha finally defeated Laxman. Rama was

Sita’s sons, Luva and Kusha, grew up to be strong like their father, Rama. One day, Rama held a big Ashvamedha yagya. After the yagya, a sacred white horse, adorned with jewels and garments, was taken around to many kingdoms across the region. A declaration was hung around the horse’s neck, that the one who

After Rama’s coronation, there were rumours and gossips all around Ayodhya. People had started questioning Sita’s fidelity. Rama was the king of Ayodhya. So, his first job was to serve his kingdom. Taking care of their happiness was his duty. So, he decided to banish pious Sita because he wanted to avoid any chaos in

After killing Ravana and rescuing Sita, Rama wanted to seat a just ruler on the throne of Lanka. So Rama placed the jewelled crown on Vibhishan’s head. Sugreeva, Laxman and Hanuman looked on as the people of Lanka cheered for their new king. Vibhishan received many gifts during the coronation, but he gave them all

Enraged by the injury of Laxman, Sugreeva ordered his army to take fire torches and attack Lanka. The monkeys soon started setting Lanka’s palaces on fire. Many demon families lost their lives. Now Rama let loose his arrows. The giant high doorway of Lanka broke into pieces. During the attacks, Kumbhakarna’s sons, Kumbha and Nikumbha,