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Reviews of Myth = Mithya

Reviews of Myth = Mithya

Tehelka, Oct 28, 2006 Hitch-hikers, here’s your guide to the Hindu multiverse and all the thirty three million deities. Mythology demystified but not dumbed down. Delves for the sat behind the mithya, and isn’t heavy-handed or maudlin about it; there’s real affection in these retellings. —————————————————————————       Hidden Truth: Making sense of the [...]

Fate versus Free Will, Bollywood Style

Fate versus Free Will, Bollywood Style

Is everything determined by Destiny or by our own choices ?

Secret of Tantra

Secret of Tantra

Tantra – a rather unfairly treated ritual form whose layers are very rarely unfolded with an unprejudiced mind.

From Oedipus To Yayati

From Oedipus To Yayati

We can shut our eyes and close our ears to it but that does not mean it doesn’t exist.

Judging Medea

Judging Medea

Perhaps,it is not our place to judge or condemn another’s action.

Frames of Reference

Frames of Reference

What we see,what we perceive…how much of it is true ? Who can tell ?

Blood For Durga

Blood For Durga

Milk,yes;Butter,yes; but blood ! used for worship ? Why ?

Myth as History

Myth as History

Most stories,tales,epics are not necessarily backed by solid,verfiable fact.

Myth = Mithya

Myth = Mithya

My best selling book…available in most book shops…

Is Divorce an Indian word?

Is Divorce an Indian word?

In India,marraiges are forever.Or are they?

Karmic Debt and Karmic Equity

Karmic Debt and Karmic Equity

Sometimes,even the right path may have unforseen consequences.But we still need to take it.After all,the rewards too,are spectacular.

Shiva to Shankara

Shiva to Shankara

Explains the phallic symbol of Shiva in detail.

Chief Belief Officer

Have joined Future Group (Big Bazaar et al.) in this exciting and radical new role….

Forbidden Foods

Forbidden Foods

We like to feel superior about our eating habits but what we think isn’t always true.

Song of the Goat

Song of the Goat

What is it about a Tragedy that it remains imprinted on our minds far longer than any comedy or happy story does ?