The Forgotten Sultan
The root word in Arabic for ‘Mamluk’ is m-l-k (Malaka, To Own). The European slaves were in great demand in Muslim courts because the men made excellent soldiers and the women were sought for their fair skin. Young Mamluk men were trained in special camps as bodyguards, taught the precepts of Islam and inducted into …
All That Craft
Introduction: None of us could ever forget a face that we had seen at a city named ‘Kolkata’, in our childhood. It’s the face of a toy-seller who used to appear in front of our apartment once every month. The thin fellow carrying a bag full of toys and a smile on his face, had become …
YouTube Channel
Story Mins – Introduction Here, you can access the latest videos posted on our YouTube channel, along with the descriptions of the video, and the link to the article, that it’s related to. Thank you for your time. The biggest competition is myself. I am not looking to follow others or pull them down. I’m …
Stories
About ‘Storytelling’ as a means of recreation. – A neutral perspective. Storytelling describes the social and cultural activity of sharing stories, sometimes with improvisation, theatrics, or embellishment. Every culture has its own stories or narratives, which are shared as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation or instilling moral values. Crucial elements of stories …
Audio Platform
Here, you can listen to the latest audio tracks posted on our Audio Platform and comes with the convenience of a playlist. Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. – Victor Hugo
Mahishasura Mardini
The story of Devi Durga, the way it has been presented in various scriptures including the descriptions in ‘Markandeya Purana’, the very least to say, is more than the word ‘interesting’. Time and again, religious, religion based and analytical researches have tried to explore the roots of its feminist philosophy. Here, we are merely trying …
