The New Varna System
I apologized.
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I apologized.
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We are reminded that no one is perfect, not even the king of the gods. And no one has to be perfect.
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Those who chase Lakshmi are not enshrined in Hindu temples. Shiva, who is indifferent to Lakshmi, is, and so is Vishnu, who works towards attracting her.
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Shrines of the six or seven sisters are found across India from the Himalayas to the Gangetic plains to the forests of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
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Language is dynamic. And since words create worlds, the world is dynamic. This dynamism is seen in religion too.
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Published in Speaking Tree, Times of India, on 12 Dec 2013 The puranas say that Manu was the first leader of manavas — people who...
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History, for the rishis, is how we use imagination to make sense of the world.
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Somehow it is easier to cope with a mystery that has a face.
Continue ReadingThis is an exclusive excerpt from Vivek Dehejia and Rupa Subramanya’s book “Indianomix,” from “Mythical or Modern?”
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