#vaishnavi

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Radha Raman

Radha Raman ~Chakrini  Devi Dasi https://youtu.be/T4vrTxKwkuA?si=r06XCCI8U43Gl6RA via @YouTube 

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Goddess Varahi - A form of Goddess Lakshmi

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I found this picture of Trimurti + Trishakti with chikna Brahma, but Maheshwar and Maheshwar ended up as the dadu dida duo instead lol

Lmao but why tf does Brahma and Brahmani looks like kids...? Like literal 7 year olds 💀

Vishnu and Vaishnavi looks like those parents that are returning from school after a complain meeting with the principal (the child would get their ass whopped now)

I think it got some symbolism with the creation, preservation and destruction or something...

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The way 'feminist retellings' have become another name for multi-dimensional female characters being white-washed and reduced to misunderstood/wronged/abused woman who does conventionally evil things to protect herself/for the greater good will always make me want to hurl myself off of a cliff.

Often times, these retellings bear no respect for their original text, and simply write to be quoted on tumblr mood boards and praised by booktokers as 'subversive' and 'a new take on feminism.'

I need authors to stop writing feminist retellings until they understand that women can be

1. Evil

2. Ambitious

3. Cruel/unkind/selfish

And gender based violence against these women is not acceptable simply because of their actions. They do not need to be victims of earlier abuse, or extremely kind, or the chosen ones for violence perpetuated against them on the virtue of their gender to be condemned.

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Mock cover for Kaikeyi.

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One stone, one stream, one river at a time.

Vaishnavi Patel, from Goddess of the River

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Ritu Kumar's home in Goa is designed around a 400-year-old Banyan tree

When he found a property on a hill, at the end of a cul-de-sac, tucked away inside a forest in the heart of Anjuna, Ashvin Kumar knew it had his name on it—or at least, would soon enough. "The land itself was most unusual. It sloped away into a little valley and had unobstructed views all around," recalls the Oscar-nominated filmmaker and son of veteran designer Ritu Kumar. But for Ashvin, the crowning glory was the 400-year-old banyan tree that presided the land. “It diffused the harsh midday sun yet welcomed the soft twilight. I was immediately drawn to it.” And so, it was decided, the site would be cultivated and a home would be built for the family. After all, with its bright and breezy spirit and its abundance of coconut groves, the location was the perfect antidote to the urban sprawl.

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Krishna Kishora - Gaura Hari | Mantra Live

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5 star reads of 2024 ↳ kaikeyi by vaishnavi patel

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Indian sports wrap, December 10: Vaishnavi Adkar beats Madhurima Sawant in the first round of ITF women’s tennis tournament

TENNIS Vaishnavi Adkar beat wild card entrant Madhurima Sawant 6-0, 6-1 in the first round of the $25,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament at the District Sports Complex on Tuesday. Second seed Sahaja Yamalapalli did better by blanking qualifier Ishwari Matere. In doubles pre-quarterfinals, Smriti Bhasin and Sravya Shivani beat top seeds Valentini Grammatikopoulou and Ekaterina Yashina in straight…

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RECENT READS: “Kaikeyi" by Vaishnavi Patel

“You did the right thing," Manthara told me. "No matter what is said about you, Kaikeyi, remember that you did the right thing. You are not wicked." "Then why do I feel wicked?" I whispered. "Because those who are good question themselves. Because those who are good always wonder if there was a better way, a way that could have helped more and hurt less. That feeling is why you are good.”

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Favorite Rewritings

Round 1

Kaikeyi is a retelling of the Ramayana

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents is a rewriting of The Pied Piper of Hamelin

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2024 reads / storygraph

Goddess of the River

reimagining of the ancient Hindu epic the Mahabharata

centres the river goddess Ganga, who cares for the godlings who live along her banks and ignores humanity, until she’s cursed into the body of a mortal, to birth the godlings as children

when she returns to her god form, she’s forced to leave her last son behind as a prince, and her love for him intertwines her in mortal affairs, as he becomes involved in what will eventually become a tragic war

parenthood, duty, politics

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discovering the wonderful world of horror