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2017

  • Marathi: The Book of Ram

    Marathi: The Book of Ram

    Translation of The Book of Ram   राम म्हणजे सामाजिक मूल्यांची जोपासना करणारा मर्यादा पुरुषोत्तम| राम …

  • Tamil: 7 Secrets of Vishnu

    Tamil: 7 Secrets of Vishnu

    Translated version of 7 Secrets of Vishnu   For Hindus, Vishnu is God who inspires man …

  • Tamil: 7 Secrets of the Goddess

    Tamil: 7 Secrets of the Goddess

    Translated version of 7 Secrets of the Goddess   Lakshmi massages Vishnu’s feet. Is this male …

  • Tamil: 7 Secrets of Shiva

    Tamil: 7 Secrets of Shiva

    Translated version of 7 Secrets of Shiva   Smeared with ash, draped in animal hide, …

  • Tamil: 7 Secrets of Hindu Calendar Art

    Tamil: 7 Secrets of Hindu Calendar Art

    Translated version of 7 Secrets of Hindu Calendar Art   Hindu mythology abounds with fascinating gods, …

  • Who is a Hindu? No false gods in Hinduism

    Who is a Hindu? No false gods in Hinduism

    Secular media would like to reduce Hindutva attacks on missionaries into a simple villain-victim narrative, but those interested in going deeper will realise it has much to do with the incompatibility of their respective mythologies…

  • The Prosperity Gospel

    The Prosperity Gospel

    Have you noticed that Jesus Christ is thin and Santa Claus is fat?…

  • Don’t Blame The God Particle

    Don’t Blame The God Particle

    Nature was self-sufficient. It contained both platitude and violence. Humans begat God as a symbol, to derive meaning, to forge identity. Not God’s fault…

  • A ring of tantrik women

    A ring of tantrik women

    One thing that often goes unnoticed in many traditional Hindu temples, is that the walls of the shrine is made of a circle of women…

  • Why do Hindus worship idols?

    Why do Hindus worship idols?

    Why not? Who said how a Hindu or any human is supposed to worship the divine? Who made these rules?…

  • How can a Medical Doctor be a Mythologist?

    How can a Medical Doctor be a Mythologist?

    By turning all knowledge that cannot be measured or proven using scientific principles into falsehood, scientists risk turning into power-brokers…

  • Hanuman, the Mighty Hero

    Hanuman, the Mighty Hero

    Is Hinduism polytheistic or monotheistic?…

  • Who is a hindu? Is the world my family?

    Who is a hindu? Is the world my family?

    Not everyone embraced the philosophy ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbhakam.’ Here’s why…

  • A Hinduism before Bhakti

    A Hinduism before Bhakti

    A thousand years ago, India was very different from what it is today. North India had yet to face significant conquest by Muslim warlords from Central Asia…

  • The Peacock Angel of the Yazidis

    The Peacock Angel of the Yazidis

    To the north of Iraq live the people known as Yazidis, roughly half a million in number, who have been mercilessly hunted down by the rabid hordes of the Islamic State (ISIS) on grounds that they are Devil-worshippers…

  • Who is a guru?

    Who is a guru?

    Different people in different contexts use the word guru differently to refer to different kinds of people…

  • How Devdutt Saved Buddhism

    How Devdutt Saved Buddhism

    Buddha Had A Cousin Who Often Argued With Him And Opposed Him. His Name Was Devdutt, Or Devadatta. He Was Also Buddha’s Brother-In-Law…

  • The Jealous God of Science

    The Jealous God of Science

    Published on 26th November, 2017, in Bangalore Mirror. Western scholars often state that Indians do …