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Legend has it that the Hindu god Shiva went into a meditative trance to end a harrowing drought on earth, and that so intense was his meditation that he broke into a sweat atop his icy abode of Mount Kailash. From the droplets of his sweat was born the river goddess Narmada, whose name literally translates to “one who gladdens the hearts of men”.
Narmada …
Roshni is a features writer and former editor of The Morning Context's Chaos team. Her career spans The Ken, Reuters, the Hindustan Times and DNA. She is a recipient of the UNFPA Laadli award and was shortlisted for the RedInk Awards 2016 for her story on Mumbai’s leprosy colonies. Her far-flung ideas would sometimes drive our editor-in-chief Ashish up the wall, but he wouldn’t have had it any other way (even if he didn’t admit it).
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