2017 / Articles
-
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.
-
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
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 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?
By turning all knowledge that cannot be measured or proven using scientific principles into falsehood, scientists risk turning into power-brokers.
-
Who is a hindu? Is the world my family?
Not everyone embraced the philosophy ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbhakam.’ Here’s why.
-
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
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?
Different people in different contexts use the word guru differently to refer to different kinds of people.
-
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
Published on 26th November, 2017, in Bangalore Mirror. Western scholars often state that Indians do not have a sense of history. Rows over films like Padmavati confirm that. Unlike their Chinese, Arabic and Greek counterparts, ancient and medieval Indians show…
-
Honour as value: A concept for people without much economic or political power
Like ‘honour’, ‘holiness’ is also a currency. Icons become holy. Teachers become holy and so everything they touch become holy.
-
Tulu-Nadu’s Bhootas
In Tulu Nadu, one finds even today, special temples, known as ‘sthaans’ where metal and wooden masks of spirits, or Bhootas, are worshipped.
-
India’s New Age gurus believe sexuality may be fluid – but not brutal structures of caste, gender
They have fine-tuned Indian philosophy to pacify middle-class guilt about wealth and power while amplifying guilt over pleasure that could disrupt social norms.
