Mukunda Rao’s Sky-Clad presents a highly critical reading of the body through the figure of a spiritual icon of Indian, specifically Hindu, history – Akka Mahadevi. Rao challenges assumptions ...

Kolkata: A unique initiative has been taken to translate songs — based on Vachanas of Akka Mahadevi — into Bengali by Dishari, an organisation working for the development of ancient Indian ...

Independence Day calls to mind Akka Mahadevi. ‘Akka’ (‘elder sister ... social and ritual duties. (Getty Images / iStock) Instead, Akka ran away. Moreover, she cast off her clothes ...

Right now, today, in fact, we are celebrating Akka Mahadevi Jayanti with a function at Udtadi in Shimoga. There''ll be lectures, dance and music programmes. We want to bring an awareness about how ...

Akka Mahadevi makes for a story so powerful it’s no wonder she occupies an iconic position in Kannada literature. In this slim gem of a book, Mukunda Rao exquisitely peels off the layers to not ...

Yet another inter-State dispute between Telangana and residuary Andhra Pradesh has deprived tourists and pilgrims visiting famous Akka Mahadevi caves and Kadali Vanam by boat on River Krishna from ...