Dishkyon Stories

The other day I was in the kitchen, packing lunch in a hurry & my husband shouts from our room - If you're going to be late I am not going to wait for you. My cook immediately tells me - We women have always so much work to do, so easy for Bhaiya to get up in the morning, get ready & leave. Another instance I recollect is my mom in-law telling me, I'll teach you all nice dishes so that you can cook once I am gone, also today you’ve a cook tomorrow what if you don't find cooks. Logic wise it was correct but she NEVER turned to her son expected only me to learn. The actual shocker was when my team's Head/CEO comes to me after my marriage & asks me if I know how to cook & time & again brings it up! If it's not cooking then taking care of a child. I know & have heard so many people talk if they see a man taking care of a child & the mother sitting & doing nothing or probably eating (Especially in marriages). Talks like - What kin...

Since school days we have learnt ‘Good Triumphs Over Evil’. We have always been taught this proverb in Ram – Raavan story. My question is have we misunderstood Raavan or did we not bother to dig a little deeper. From what I already know Ravana was a learned poet and a musician. Being a Brahmin, he was a great devotee of Lord Shiva. He is the composer of Shiva Tandava which is the most valuable work in praise of Lord Shiva. On becoming happy with Ravana’s devotion, Lord Shiva handed over Aatma Ling (the soul of Shiva) as a boon to Ravana.  His ten heads represent his knowledge of the six shastras and the four Vedas. That’s not it; Ravana was a great ruler. Ravana was an efficient king, and under his rule, Lanka was called Sone Ki Lanka, which was the most prestigious period of Lanka in history. Under his rule, the best of all architects, Vishwakarma, built Lanka. In Sri Lanka, Ravana is considered as a God and is worshipped. Can such an educated man be so bad that we have...