Mythologist | Author | Speaker | Illustrator
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Chaurangi-nath and the false accusation
Stories that tell us of women accusing men falsely of rape…
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Holy cow, unholy violence
The cow has been converted aggressively into a symbol for a religious orthodoxy demanding its place in a secular nation state…
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Science and the Rishi
Science as a discourse is only 500 years old and we often confuse science with religion…
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Transplant this soul in that body
A story that speaks of the divide between the body and the soul, with the soul being seen as a combination of the mind as well as the life force…
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The tussle between the family man and the outsider
The insiders are either family members or old-timers. The outsiders are the new professionals…
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How many gods must our judicial system please?
Hindu wisdom seems incompatible with our courts, where the state almost becomes a jealous God who can throw whoever it deems unfit into hell…
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On Durga Puja, let’s not forget the glory of Odisha’s Gosani jatra
Delving into history takes us to the festival’s Odia roots…
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No fish for Gauri this year?
Myriad oral explanations indicate that the ritual is locally rooted and organic to the community; a ceremonial household expression of emotion, not based on any particular scriptural injunction…
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Our relationship with wealth
In the Hindu Puranas, the problem is never with wealth. The problem is with our relationship with wealth…
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Revisiting Vedic management
Were the Vedas concerned with management? Or were they concerned with some esoteric exotic doctrine that cannot be contaminated by mundane concerns like management?…
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The rise of non-violent terrorism
It is ironic lines are getting blurred between the severest form of Jainism and militant Brahmanism in the name of Hindutva…
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Ghosts look for home
In a few weeks, many Hindus will observe Pitr-paksha, the fortnight of the ancestors, when it is said that Yama-loka or the land of the dead will be closest to Bhhu-loka, the land of the living…
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When audience was customer
In an Indian classical music and dance performance, the artiste blooms as the audience responds to the performance…
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Kali’s tongue & cheek
In India, Kali is seen as one of many forms of the Goddess, one that represents nature at its most elemental…
