Ganga-like Devki's brother culled his seven (7) nephews and nieces in the prison (womb?)... and as his luck would have it, Krishna the eighth avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu escaped from his clutches... Perhaps such stories indicate the hand of the formless Shiva, the Mahakal, ie, the Controller of Time and related events in the unending Time Cycle...
Received a Nari Shakti award from the President of India on 8th March 2017 for "unusual work that breaks boundaries" in art/l...
Order Now! 'Sauptik: Blood and Flowers' (2016) by Amruta Patil
Concluding book of the Mahabharat & Puraan-based Parva duology (after Adi Parva).
'Adi Parva: Churning of the Ocean' (2012) by Amruta Patil. Order online.
Adi Parva, via Amruta Patil (HarperCollins India). In French 'Parva: L'éveil de l'océan' (Au Diable Vauvert).Graphic novel based on the Mahabharat, the Puraans and the tradition of oral storytellers.
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Ganga-like Devki's brother culled his seven (7) nephews and nieces in the prison (womb?)... and as his luck would have it, Krishna the eighth avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu escaped from his clutches... Perhaps such stories indicate the hand of the formless Shiva, the Mahakal, ie, the Controller of Time and related events in the unending Time Cycle...
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