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Category: Folktales and Women

Culture, Folktales and Women, Relationships6 Comments

No one wants an older woman!

July 12, 2019 Kolam Konnect

Yesterday I came across a video on social media where a daughter in law was seen thrashing a fragile older woman in a village in Haryana. We all have heard similar stories of ill-treatment and neglect by the family members … Continue reading No one wants an older woman!

Folktales and Women7 Comments

The woman who lived by her fortune: Bengali folktale (Through my eyes)

September 5, 2018May 6, 2019 Kolam Konnect

I have selected the story, ‘Story of Prince Sobur’, from the book, ‘Folk-Tales of Bengal’ by Lal Behari Dey. But the title didn’t do justice to the brave and rebellious woman on whose life the story is based. Hence, I … Continue reading The woman who lived by her fortune: Bengali folktale (Through my eyes)

Folktales and Women, Meet the Female Goddess, Opinion16 Comments

What about the breast?

August 28, 2018May 6, 2019 Kolam Konnect

Being born and brought up in a so-called ‘third – world developing country,’ the kind of debates in the public domain I have witnessed in the supposedly ‘first world developed country’ in the last one year makes me both laugh … Continue reading What about the breast?

Folktales and Women9 Comments

Dastangoi and the Persian Princess

August 24, 2018 Kolam Konnect

It was Ismat Chugtai’s birthday yesterday. She was one of the foremost voices of reform in the Urdu literature. She has written prolifically on women’s liberation, free speech, and many other progressive themes much before the West discovered feminism through … Continue reading Dastangoi and the Persian Princess

Folktales and Women8 Comments

The Robber Bridegroom: German Folktale through my eyes

August 18, 2018 Kolam Konnect

The German Folktale ‘The Robber Bridegroom’ is selected from the book, ‘Wise Women: Folk and Fairy Tales from Around the World, Retold and Edited by Suzanne I. Barchers.’ An old man, promised to marry his daughter to a wealthy man, … Continue reading The Robber Bridegroom: German Folktale through my eyes

Folktales and Women, Meet the Female Goddess20 Comments

Serpent Goddesses: The Divine Connection between Human and Nature

August 17, 2018May 6, 2019 Kolam Konnect

Snakes or Nagas have their distinct place and play a vital role in the Hindu and other religions of the world. Snakes are revered in temples and their natural habitat. Devotees offer milk and incense to snakes on Naag Panchami, … Continue reading Serpent Goddesses: The Divine Connection between Human and Nature

Books and Authors, Folktales and Women, Meet the Female Goddess12 Comments

Witches of the Yore

August 12, 2018May 6, 2019 Kolam Konnect

Resist Much, Obey little- Walt Whitman The Oxford dictionary describes witch as a woman who has evil magical powers or an ugly and an unpleasant woman. Call them Chudail or Dayan (in Hindi) Pichal Pheris (in Urdu), or Hexe in … Continue reading Witches of the Yore

Folktales and Women5 Comments

Tales of Women who were Forbearing (Turkish & Indian) – A Perspective

August 11, 2018 Kolam Konnect

I have chosen Turkish folktale, ‘Stone Patience and Knife Patience’ from the book,’ Wise Women: Folk and Fairy Tales from Around the World’, Retold and Edited by Suzanne I. Barchers as it highlights how women have been conditioned by the … Continue reading Tales of Women who were Forbearing (Turkish & Indian) – A Perspective

Books and Authors, Folktales and Women, Meet the Female Goddess16 Comments

The Goddess Chronicle by Natsuo Kirino- Review

August 10, 2018May 6, 2019 Kolam Konnect

The book I have chosen for review goes perfectly well with the dominant theme of my blog. It is a retelling of a Japanese myth which is nested on the narratives of the women and their subjugation. It is undoubtedly … Continue reading The Goddess Chronicle by Natsuo Kirino- Review

Folktales and Women3 Comments

What Makes the Eclipse- A Khasi folktale through my eyes

August 7, 2018 Kolam Konnect

We all saw the moon blushing when it was paired with Mars a week ago. The moon turned red during the lunar eclipse. But do you know why do eclipse happen? Stories and myths surrounding eclipse can be found across … Continue reading What Makes the Eclipse- A Khasi folktale through my eyes

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