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	<description>Understanding sacred stories, symbols and rituals and their relevance in modern times.</description>
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		<title>Rhythm of Rituals</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First Published in Corporate Dossier, Economic Times, 18 July 2008
As Ravi entered his cabin, he suddenly felt lost. What was he supposed to do next? He set up his laptop and went straight for the email inbox. Maybe there were emails there to respond. And in the midst of responding to the emails, maybe he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic Intent of Ravan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First Published in Corporate Dossier, Economic Times, 11 July 2008
With ten heads, twenty arms, a flying chariot and a city of gold, Ravan is one of the most flamboyant villains in Hindu mythology. He abducted Sita, the wife of Ram, and was struck down for that. Ravan is the demon-king of the Ramayan, the lord [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Snake Sacrifice</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First Published in Sunday Mid-day &#39;Devlok&#39; on 27 July 2008
It is said that the Mahabharata should not be read inside the house because it is the tale of a household divided. But incredible as it sounds, Mahabharata is not the tale of war or violence &#8211; it is the tale of the futility of war [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Layers Of the Hindu World</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First Published in Sunday Mid-day &#39;Devlok&#39; on 20 July 2008
The Hindu cosmos or Brahmanda is visualized as a skyscraper. In the centre stands Bhu-lok, earth. Above are realms of increasing happiness, the topmost floor being Dev-lok, where all day people do nothing but enjoy the song and dance of Apsaras, qualifying it to be Swarga, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vikramaditya and Vetal</title>
		<link>http://devdutt.com/184</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published as No Right Answer in Corporate Dossier, Economic Times, July 4 2008
Vikramaditya, king of Ujjain, pulled down the ghost or Vetal who swung upside down from the branches of tree that grew on the edge of a crematorium ground. &#8220;If you can bring this creature to me,&#8221; a sorcerer had told the king, &#8220;I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Krishna&#8217;s Army</title>
		<link>http://devdutt.com/183</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published as One Man Army&#160;in Corporate Dossier, Economic Times, on June 27 2008
Duryodhan, the Kaurava, went to the city of Dwaraka seeking Krishna&#8217;s support in the battle that was to be fought against the Pandavas. But he found Krishna asleep. So he sat close to the head of Krishna&#8217;s bed, waiting for Krishna to wake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lever of Charity</title>
		<link>http://devdutt.com/182</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>World Mythology</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published as &#39;The Right Spirit&#39; in Corporate Dossier, Economic Times, 20 June 2008
Of the five tenets of Islam, there is one that forces the believer to take cognizance of others around him. The first tenet is about the faith one must have &#8211; faith in one God and his final prophet, Muhammad. The second is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grow up and Move on</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published in Corporate Dossier, Economic Times, 13 June 2008
In Vedic times, life was divided into four stages: the first quarter was Brahmacharya-ashram, the stage when one is a student; the second was Grihastha-ashram, the stage when one is a householder; the third was Vanaprastha-ashram, the stage when one retires from active household duty; the fourth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Different Drum</title>
		<link>http://devdutt.com/179</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published on 6 June 2008, in Corporate Dossier, Economic Times&#160;
According to the Shiva Puran, Daksha-Prajapati sought worthy grooms for his many daughters, men of substance, gods who helped life on earth, like Indra, the rain-god or Agni, the fire-god. He was quite horrified therefore when his youngest daughter, Sati, of her own free will, chose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of Constructing Demons</title>
		<link>http://devdutt.com/178</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 16:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published in Corporate Dossier, Economic Times, 29 May 2008
If there was no Mahish-asura, the gods would not have invoked the warrior-goddess, Durga. If there was no Tarak-asura, there would have been no need for the divine warlord, Kartikeya. If there was no Ravana or Kansa, Ram or Krishna would not walk the earth. Demons and [...]]]></description>
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