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Shikhandi and Other Queer Tales They Don't Tell You

Shikhandi and Other Queer Tales They Don't Tell You

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Queerness isn’t only modern, Western or sexual, says mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik. Take a close look at the vast written and oral traditions in Hinduism, some over two thousand years old, and you will find many overlooked tales, such as those of Shikhandi, who became a man to satisfy her wife; Mahadeva, who became a woman to deliver his devotee’s child; Chudala, who became a man to enlighten her husband; Samavan, who became the wife of his male friend; and many more . . .

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Devdutt Pattanaik / indian / mythology / nonfiction / queer /