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The Weight of Silence By Lokanath Mishra Nandini had begun to feel that time moved differently for women like her. In the village, years were not counted by calendars but by outcomes—marriage, child, lineage. At thirty-two, she had crossed into that unspoken category where...

The Door That Never Truly Closes By Lokanath Mishra In the sacred coastal city of Puri, where the bells of the Bedi Hanuman Temple mark the hours and the endless sea whispers lessons of surrender, lived Aditya Rath and Meera Tripathi. Aditya was a man of restraint—calm...

A Story of Dvapar Yuga in Prose (Part-26 A) By Lokanath Mishra (Mahabharata )King Shantanu, the ruler of Hastinapura, would often gaze upon the face of his son Devavrata with deep admiration and pride. During this period, Devavrata repeatedly repelled numerous enemy attacks...

Samba Dashami: A Sacred Ode to Motherhood, Faith, and the Sun God By Lokanath Mishra Samba Dashami is a deeply revered and culturally rich festival unique to the state of Odisha. Observed on the tenth day (Dashami) of the Sukla Paksha in the auspicious month of Pausha, this...