The pot-bellied image of Mahabali doesn’t do justice to the warrior of yore who saw no defeat The pot-bellied image of Mahabali doesn’t do justice to the warrior of yore who saw no defeat “This ...

Mahabali Shera has emerged as one of the top wrestlers to come out of India in recent years. Shera became a popular name in IMPACT Wrestling, where he faced several stars who are currently plying ...

This stream-of-consciousness yarn, spun on an impulse, was triggered by a recent news item and video doing the rounds on social media about a fight over pappadams at a feast in Alappuzha, Kerala, with ...

Mahabali Shera and Great KhaliWhenever a conversation comes around about professional wrestlers in India, the first name that pokes up is that of The Great Khali. Khali achieved a lot through his ...

The Malayali harvest festival of Thiru Onam on September 14 marks the end of the growing season. This traditionally heralds the annual visit of Mahabali, an Asura king, banished to patal (the ...

An attractive strapping young man offers his head to Lord Vishnu. In this print, titled Vamana, King Mahabali is unrecognisable to today’s audience, used to the familiar rotund, moustachioed, garishly ...

The Skanda Purana (Kedar Khanda) version of the Bali story did the rounds in our area in the central Himalayas. Each year, we heard of the famed Bali Raja from the family priest, a tall, lean and ...

Onam is celebrated in Kerala in honour of Mahabali, the great demon king, who was known to be compassionate, kind-hearted, and generous. Every Malayalee has at some point in life heard the story of ...

Onam, Kerala’s most cherished and grand festival, is almost here and will be celebrated with immense joy and enthusiasm. But at its heart lies the powerful story of King Mahabali and Onam, a legend ...