Modern Mythmaking

A Change of Language

Language is dynamic. And since words create worlds, the world is dynamic. This dynamism is seen in religion too.

Published in Speaking Tree, Times of India, on 12 Dec 2013 The puranas say that Manu was the first leader of manavas — people who...

History, for the rishis, is how we use imagination to make sense of the world.

Somehow it is easier to cope with a mystery that has a face.

This is an exclusive excerpt from Vivek Dehejia and Rupa Subramanya’s book “Indianomix,” from “Mythical or Modern?”

What is okay for me need not be okay for you.What is not acceptable is you putting down what is okay for me.

The concept of needing only what we use or what is actually required is indeed very alien to us.

Remove those blinders and try to look in every possible direction.That is when you see the light 1

Everything has a price tag.

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