Kavita Kane

Profile

A senior journalist and full-time author, Kavita Kane is known for writing mythology-fiction, with books such as Karna’s Wife: The Outcast’s Queen, Sita’s Sister, Lanka’s Princess and Menaka’s Choice.

Raksha Bandhan: The story of ‘evil’ siblings Ravana and Surpanakha

Tue, Jul 14, 2020

Happy Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi 2018: This brother-sister duo are symbolic of a common evil, partners in their journey of death and destruction yet bonded by strong, unusual bond of love, loyalty and protection—the Raksha Bandhan.

Storytelling: LGBT themes in Hindu mythology

Tue, Jul 14, 2020

Agni, the god of fire is married both to the goddess Svaha and the male Moon god Soma with Agni having a receptive role in this relationship.

Sita and Draupadi, feminist icons for young girls today

Tue, Jul 14, 2020

In the two epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, the respective heroines Sita and Draupadi are feminist icons, though different in their circumstances and character.