Author Archives: Story Practices

A Vrikshkanya or treegirl was spotted on the banks of the River Sarayu.

A tree serpent, Vrikshsarpini, was friends with the Vrikshakanya, tree girl. It came to tell her a news.

This

          Was

                   The

                             News

So, the Vrikshkanya with the Vriskhsarapini went to hear the stories of Mahavidya Chinnamastika.

The banana leaf is cooling and also essential to Indic lifestyles. Used for everything from decorations during festivals to temple decorations, these banana leaves represent the nurturing aspects of reality.

The Art of India is marked for its healing qualities on the mind, body and senses. It fills one with stillness and possibilities of the infinite. This art is in the minds and hearts of Indian people from farflung regions.

Adivasi Art of India is replete with signs and symbols of basic geometric patterns. The importance of the triangle, the line, the circle, the dot and the dash can be realised only through adivasi art study.