Mythologist | Author | Speaker | Illustrator

2010

  • Dog and the Bone

    Dog and the Bone

    Bhaya means fear. Bhairava is a form of Shiva, the ascetic. He rides a dog…

  • The offerings of the Yajaman

    The offerings of the Yajaman

    Clarity of purpose is a must for fruitful output from a project or a yagna…

  • Fathers and Sons

    Fathers and Sons

    Relationship of fathers and sons from the Greek Oedipus to the Indian Yayati…

  • Tongue in Court

    Tongue in Court

    Is there any set,right way to talk to the boss ?…

  • Meeting of Hearts and Minds

    Meeting of Hearts and Minds

    Why haldi and kumkum before chaval ?…

  • Relight your Fire

    Relight your Fire

    A lesson from Agni, the fire-god, in the Mahabharata…

  • Decoding the Hindu Trinity

    Decoding the Hindu Trinity

    On 3 gods, 3 goddesses and 3 worlds…

  • Painting the town blue

    Painting the town blue

    A parable is not a myth….parables are prescriptive…they have a moral ending…here is one…

  • Dreamers and Implementers

    Dreamers and Implementers

    Organizations need Shekchilli, Gangu Teli, Mitti ka Madhav and Raja Bhoj…

  • A milkmaid called Radha

    A milkmaid called Radha

    Not all temples of Krishna feature Radha…

  • Threshold of Chastity and Civilization

    Threshold of Chastity and Civilization

    On the significance of the Lakshman Rekha…

  • Hanuman’s Ramayana

    Hanuman’s Ramayana

    A story belongs to no one person. It can have as many forms as there are tellers, it can grow and change, and each time it makes us see it afresh…

  • Get the Butter of Profit

    Get the Butter of Profit

    Looking at cows as a metaphor for an organization…

  • What Darshan Means

    What Darshan Means

    The high point of Hindu rituals is the act of darshan – looking at the image of the deity…