2009
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Binding Tenacity
Often,it is determination and perseverance that win the day,more than anything else.
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Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik, the Mythological Dude
From sakshijuneja.com I was introduced to Devdutt at a Power Lunch hosted by a dear friend and editor of Verve Magazine, Parmesh Shahani. How I got invited to something as illustrious as this, is still a mystery to me but…
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The snake sacrifice
Janamejaya performed a great sacrifice to kill all the snakes in the world. It was at this deadly ceremony that the Mahabharata was narrated to appease the angry king.
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The Archer
Shiva raises the bow Pinaka and destroys the three worlds with a single arrow. This is why Shiva is called Tripurantaka or destroyer of three cities. The cities were said to belong to demons and could fly leading to speculation…
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Rama Sutra
Verve Text by Sona Bahadur and Mamta Badkar. Published: Volume 16, Issue 11, November, 2008. Being Ram couldn’t be easy. Loathed by feminists, appropriated by politicians, and the only Hindu deity to be worshipped as a king, he remains enigmatic…
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Applying Meaning to Management With Ancient Hindu Mythology
Washington Post Foreign Service. Monday, January 26, 2009. — Fifteen young managers with a top Indian retail company met in their office basement recently to sip coffee and listen to a talk about their specialty: brand building. The speaker, renowned…
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Seven Sleepers of Ephesus
A story of sleep and faith from Christendom that is also referred to in the Islamic traditions.
