After Bhedaghat, Narmada continues to flow in the Jabalpur district for some distance. There is a place called Belpathar, where Raja Bali is said to have performed a Yagna - though a place called …
The Eastern Narmadakhand: From Amarkantak to Bhedaghat
The Narmada originates from Amarkantak in the Mekal hills, an extension of the Satpuras on the MP-Chhattisgarh border, from a small source known as the ‘Narmada-Kund. At the ‘Narmada-Kund’ there are …
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The Narmada Parikrama Tradition
यानि कानि च पापानि जन्मान्तरकृतानि च । तानि सर्वाणि नश्यन्ति प्रदक्षिणायां पदे पदे ।। लब्धं यैर्नैर्मदातोयं ये च कुर्युः प्रदक्षिणम्। ये पिवन्ति जलं तत्र ते पुण्या नात्र संशयः ।। The word …
Narmada: The Giver of Joy
The Narmada originates from Amarkantak in the Mekal hills, an extension of Vindhyachal (literally meaning Vindhya hills, 'achal' meaning ‘something that cannot be moved' and thus signifying a …
The Parting Gift – A Tale from the 74 Bungalows, Bhopal
(A Story by Vinayak Lohani) The year was 1982. Mr. Sundar Raghav, an Indian Administrative Service officer had been transferred to Bhopal at Vallabh Bhavan, the state secretariat, after doing two …
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