How were the Umbrella and sandals invented… a mythological tale.

Jamadagni with an umbrella and sandals. Image created and copyrighted by R.Radhakrishnan.

We have all heard about Parasurama and the various tales about him. But very few of us know about his father the Rishi Jamadagni.

Rishi Jamadagni was one of the saptarishis and an expert on weapons and warfare. He was also somewhat short-tempered.

It was his practice to demonstrate the use of weapons to his students; especially the bow.

When he used a bow and shot the arrows, his wife Renuka...