SEEMA BURMAN writes about the playful faceoff between the villagers of Gokul and Barsana that devotees act out at a local templeThe followers of the Nimbarka and Gaudiya tradition give Radha a higher ...

And for many today, she is a symbol of both Viraah (pain of separation) and Shringaar (Love in all forms). When Lord Krishna left Vrindavan for Mathura, it is said that Radha Rani tried to stop him.

Radha’s primal pain is perhaps best articulated in Andal’s words, which beg this question of Krishna: “If he won’t caress me, what use is this howling tenderness?” ...

My devotee is never lost to Me.” – Bhagavad Gita 9.31 Love is not always what we think it is. Sometimes it arrives not with union, but with separation. Sometimes, the ones who touch our soul the ...

When Krishna finally has to leave Vrindavan, the pain of separation Radha feels is almost unbearable. When she asks Krishna why she has to feel such pain, he tells her that she must learn to see ...

After representing Radha's devotion (Bhakti) as part of showcasing the stages of love for Lord Krishna, the latest photoshoot shows Tamannaah Bhatia depicting ‘Deewanagi or madness’ of love ...