History is the greatest saga of them all. It spans millennia and offers a fascinating account of emperors and seers, of megalomania and piety, of grandeur and failure, of hubris and humility, of wars and spirituality, of courage and cowardice, of treachery and honour, of cruelty and love, of revenge and compassion.

In the telling of history, the trees are often as important as the woods; a single page in a book as important as the library that houses it. The tide of history has sometimes turned with a single episode: an Emperor’s chance death , a tyrants dream, a moments indecision on the battlefield, a prophet’s first revelation, a sage’s enlightenment, a seer’s curse, a lover’s obsession, a traitor’s knife, an assassin’s bullet, a poet’s rage, an inventor’s flash of brilliance.

The series of articles in this space attempt to offer, in 2000 words or less, a glimpse of this vast canvass; showcase the trees in this immense wood; present a slice of history from this epic saga.