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The Context of the Mahabharata
To understand the Mahabharata we have to appreciate the Ramayana and to appreciate both we need to appreciate the Vedas…
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Hands of Jagannath
A deity without hands, feet, eyelids, lips or ears, but an eternal smile celebrating the imperfection of human existence…
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Butter or Blood
The similarity between the apparently dissimiliar Bhagavata Krishna and the Mahabharata Krishna…
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The Book of Kings
The Shahnamah is the great epic of Iran that tells the magical tales of kings who ruled Persia before the advent of the Arabs…
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Kal Bhairav’s dog
What does the dog represent in Hindu mythology that renders it inauspicious?…
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Lakshmi’s Owl
Is this mysterious companion of the goddess, her twin elder sister, Alakshmi, goddess of strife?…
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Answer the question, Vikramaditya!
The Vikram & Vetal Method of Training’ is based on a collection of Sanskrit tales known as Vetal-pachisi, the twenty five tales of the ghost…
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Black gods and White gods
Why Krishna is blue, not black….and why Kali when domesticated becomes white…
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On Krishna’s chariot stands Shikhandi
Westernization has not changed bedroom habits; it has simply led to an embarrassed denial of our sacred scriptures…
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Love for Baldur
He was the gentlest of Viking gods in whose memory people kiss under the mistletoe…
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What is unnatural?
The word ‘unnatural’ that is found in IPC 377 cannot have an Indian origin…
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Queer Sexuality and Indian Culture
Queer ideas have always expressed themselves in the sacred scriptures of India…
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Did Homosexuality exist in ancient India?
Homosexuals existed but were almost invisible in Indian history…
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Two Truths of a Tale
Modern storytelling has reduced mythological tales into mere entertainment. Dismay leads to exploration and from exploration comes this essay…
