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Articles
The yearning for a full stop
The body will have a full stop; but does the mind? Does the mind resist the death of the body and demands freedom from this physical tyranny?…
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Articles
Vertical tug-of-war
Let us ask ourselves, does a person who follows all the rules gets his bonus because he follows the rules, or is the bonus contingent upon him getting business and meeting his target?…
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Articles
Dancing for Balram
But the underlying idea is one of seduction — to break the resolve of the hermit…
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Articles
The transformations of Chitrangada
Arjun loves Chitrangada for who she is, not what she pretends to be…
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Articles
In the forest, a sage
There are many words for sage in India: rishi, brahmin, yogi, sadhu, siddha, yati, kavi, sant, muni, shraman, tapasvi, guru, mahant, buddha, arhat, tirthankar, jina. But they really mean very different things…
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Videos
The Dance of Shiva
Cinematix presents a series of three short videos by well-known mythologist, Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik, on Shiva as Nataraja – the Lord of Dance…
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Interviews
Thoughts: On “Business Sutra” by Bibek Debroy
“This book can’t be reviewed. It has to be read.” – B. Debroy…
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Articles
One or many faces of Divinity
In a world that is increasingly realizing the value of diversity, there needs to be diversity in how one is allowed to approach the divine…
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Articles
Gods of Human Settlement
Humans do not have to create settlement; these are created voluntarily to satisfy human desires with the aid of human inventions and innovations…
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Articles
The story of Ram’s elder sister
In keeping with the times where we want to celebrate our girl children too…
