T he Sarayu carried more tears than water. Ayodhya was a sad kingdom. Dasaratha was a good king. He upheld dharma – justice and morality – as best as he could. The citizens were apparently happy. Then, one day, it all changed. One person is enough to change the destiny of a whole kingdom. Who was that one person? Some say it was Kaikeyi, one of the three official wives of Dasaratha. Some others say it was Manthara, Kaikeyi’s chief maid. Manthara was a hunchback. She was the caretaker of Kaikeyi right from the latter’s childhood; foster mother, so to say, because Kaikeyi had no mother. The absence of maternal influence can distort a girl child’s personality. With a foster mother like Manthara, the distortion can be really bad. Manthara was cunning, selfish, and morally ambiguous. A severe physical deformity can make one worse than all that. Manthara was as devious and manipulative as a woman could be in a men’s world. Add to that all the jealousy and ambition that insecure peo...
Cerebrate and Celebrate
Cats are cool, always!
ReplyDeleteBut here I found the lamb near the cat cute.
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ReplyDeleteLovely capture!! :)
ReplyDeleteHa! How lovely. The expression matches the words so perfectly :D
ReplyDeleteCool indeed!
ReplyDeleteHehe..Liked your caption..and the cat was just as a leader escorting the goats i feel
ReplyDeleteI guess she is wondering if this is too big to attack and eat...
ReplyDeletenice take. like it
ReplyDeleteNice one......
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful click! The trespassers look so innocent and the cat looks as contemptuous as ever!!
ReplyDeleteNice Click!
ReplyDeleteThe cat is contemplating the "Silence of the Lambs" :D
ReplyDeleteNice one!
ReplyDeleteNice capture. The place look quite exotic!
ReplyDeletehehe cool :)
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