The celebration of the bird like the Phoenix, the griffin, the albatross is a sweet literary business as that of Garuda, the legendary half-man, half-bird of incredible strength, matchless wisdom and impeccable devotion. Born to sage Kashyapa and Vinata, Garuda was an envy to even gods and to enemies like the Nagas, his half-siblings. Garuda’s dauntless quest after Amrit, the nectar of immortality, to deliver his mother from the Nagas’ unjust bondage she was cheated into is a gallant’s saga of focussed feat. The majestic avian is a frequent glitter in myths and classics.