Illustration by Amrapali Das
Month: February 2024
Illustration by Amrapali Source: ‘A girl swallowed by a tree’ by Nzanmongi Jasmine Patton
As the couple looked on, the boy went over to the pond near the pastures and stretched down by the pond. He lapped up the water from the pond just like an animal would. The Banjara pointed this to the Banjaran and remarked that it showed the boy’s character as a shepherd. Not quite sure …
Tales from Rajasthan: The Banjaran and the Shepherd Read More »
In eastern India, the Saura tribes of Odisha believed that there was a time when humans had tails. And these humans went everywhere, swishing their tails and sweeping the ground. But as the number of humans increased, the tails became a huge problem. People were always stepping on each other’s tails. Whether they were at home, the market, or at a marriage. Not a minute went by without someone falling down and crying, and ouch! Life went on in such a painful manner. One day, God Khatunga visited a market, and as …
