Ahalya - The Unploughed

The most beautiful woman ever created by God falls in love with Indra, the king of heaven. Indra too desires her deeply. But there was a man on earth that caused a storm in this heavenly affair that shook the foundation of the universe and altered the meaning of love for many generations to come.

A retelling of the ancient love story of Ahalya that deals with the complexities of unrequited love, insatiable passions, and questions the meaning of the institution of marriage. Ahalya is an ancient symbol for the contemporary woman's conflict between her mind and her heart.

Written in visceral poetic form with mesmerizing illustrations that illuminate the spirit of today's woman through the ancient epic story of Ahalya and brought to you by the mythologist Sundeep Verma from the complex world of Indian mythologies.