“Shikhandi” will be different from anything performed in Shanley Pavilion, Radhakrishnan said. “Even for the kind of work that happens in India, it was very unique,” she said.

From Satyavati and Shikhandi to Menaka and Surpanakha, lesser-known characters of India’s ancient texts are being brought out of the shadows today by authors who are reinterpreting their stories ...

In all of Indian mythology, the story of Shikhandi is said to be one of the most complex ones. Amba in a previous life, Drupada’s progeny was destined to be the cause of Bhishma’s death. But ...

Shikhandi: The chosen one. Dhristadhyumna, Draupadi's twin brother suggested the name of his brother/sister Shikandini to fight the war. The latter was born a woman, but changed her sex and just ...

Shikhandi played a crucial part in Mahabharta during the winning of the Pandavas at the battle of Kurukshetra. Meant to be born male to avenge an insult in her past life as Amba she is reborn ...

Shikhandi gets it all wrong. June 1, 2012, 6:59 AM IST T K Arun in Cursor, India, TOI . Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email. T K Arun. Editor, Opinion, The ...

Shikhandi’s impassioned speech is like a cry of anger and protest against the injustices committed by men against women. It speaks out against the stranglehold of patriarchy in society that has from ...

Complete Information About Fats TheArts Shikhandi in India at Prithvi Theater. Shikhandi is perhaps one of the earliest trans-characters known in mythology. Shikhandi was meant to be born male to ...

Shikhandi birth. Script: Sanjana Kapur; Illustration: Durgesh Velhal. The princess performed severe penance in the forest.

Named Shikhandi, the 25-member group made its debut as Maharashtra’s first transgender dhol-tasha pathak at India’s first public Ganpati mandal, Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari Ganesh Mandal, in Pune.

As Shikhandi born as a girl was forcibly brought up like a boy at the whims of her own father, children today bear the load of the expectations of family and society. The connection between the ...