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Brahmins who rejected Ram
In the epic, Ram kills Ravana, who is son of a brahmin named Vaishrava, of the Paulatsya clan, descending from Brahma himself…
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How did the world come into being according to Hinduism?
What comes first, mind or matter?…
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Castrated for God
Body mutilation as part of faith stems from the idea that the body, the vehicle of desire, is a fetter (as per Hindu, Buddhist and Jain ascetic traditions) or a sin (as per Christian ascetic traditions)…
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The moral consciousness
We live in times where there seems to be a fracture between consciousness and morality. But an expansion of the former leads to a deepening of the latter…
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Balancing the Love Charger
Few are able to handle that a good person can do a bad thing too. Just as it is possible for a bad person to do a good thing…
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Middlemen In God’s Market
Published on 11th September, 2017, in Outlook. It is human to try and understand nature …
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Is divorce permitted in Hinduism?
In many cultures, marriage is a contract. Divorce is the breaking of the contract. Some, like the Catholic Church, believe that the contract of marriage is sacred and hence, must never be broken. Others disagree…
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The myth of Cultural Marxism
While Classical, or Material, Marxism is based on tangible wealth (haves and have-nots), Cultural Marxism is based on intangible structures of power (privileged and unprivileged)…
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Narayana Murthy: The Bhishma who will not be pinned out of the battlefield so easily
Like all corporate professionals, all answers will be couched in rational technical jargon, with the right dash of morality, which will hide all underlying emotions…
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Decoding Ganesha: it is difficult to reduce him to a signpost of a single idea
Bachelor or polygamous? Ancient god or contemporary Buddhist icon? Ganesha, like Hinduism, refuses to be reduced to a single idea…
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Chef Nala
Once upon a time, there was a man who cooked so well that a woman decided to marry him… His name was Nala…
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Guru of gurus
In the Avadhuta Gita, Datta, the first teacher, describes 24 observations that gave him insight…
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God’s Marital Status
Is celibacy or singleness a prerequisite to seek an ideal world? It’s another matter that marital pleasures are fine for temple deities with their consorts…
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Atheist and secular mythologies
Many people believe that mythology ceased to be relevant after the arrival of science, and the resulting rise of atheism…
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Why are Brahmin and Kshatriya aspirational for most Hindus and not Vaishya and Shudra?
The chatur-varna system or the four-fold division of society was the hallmark of Vedic society. But it is completely theoretical, probably based on “aptitude” rather than “birth” but one is not entirely sure…
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What Devdutt Pattanaik Says about the Kinnars/Third-Genders and Kankalas/Skeletons of Tantrik Temples in Nepal
I was told that Guhyeshwari Temple was one of the revered holy temples in Kathmandu, Nepal. This temple is dedicated to Adi Shakti…
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A Purana for Muslims
If this topic interests you, do read about it in the writings of Vasudha Narayanan who is Distinguished Professor, Department of Religion, University of Florida…
