Petting Tigers…

As a young boy, I had the privilege of listening to a lot of stories from my grandmother. There were a couple of stories that stood out for me, for the simple reason that I listened them the most.

One was the story of Chandrahasa. The special liking to this story wasn’t coz it was my namesake but for a fact that it had all the amazing ingredients that make a great period story. I do have to give the story credit as it gave me a lot of ideas and concepts that slowly built into my persona.

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The Prince with Six Toes

King Sudharmik was blessed with a son who had six toes on his left foot. The court astrologers told the king, “This is an omen of Poverty. The boy is born under evil stars and you’ll die early.” Soon after, a powerful enemy invaded the kingdom and killed Sudharmik. His wife also died. The prince’s … Read more