It would be a mistake to dismiss harikathas as merely a religious or spiritual activity, despite most stories being set in the Hindu epics. Whether it is Sudama hesitating to offer poha (flattened rice) to Krishna, or Arjuna vacillating on the eve of the Kurukshetra battle, kathas present dilemmas. In this, of course, they reflect the issues all of us face in our own lives. If you’d like to read the article that I’d written for Mint (Lounge) click here and do share your own thoughts on harikathas!

https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/JahPLrNCso3NWdTH94aOOK/When-Krishna-slayed-the-multihooded-snake.html