2017
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Experience Delhi: On Indian mythology and rituals
We are so pleased to bring this Episode to you. Ketaki and I spoke with Devdutt Pattnaik and got his answers to common questions asked by travellers to Delhi, India.
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Is the Hindu thread ceremony same as baptism?
What then is the thread ceremony? It depends on who you ask.
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The sage who hears silence
Through silence, many things can be communicated: love, hatred, acceptance, rejection, suffering, understanding.
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Culture: 50 Insights from Mythology
Culture: 50 Insights from Mythology is a groundbreaking work that contextualizes mythology and proposes that myths are alive, dynamic, shaped by perception and the times one lives in.
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Leader: Insights from Indian Mythology
Leader: Insights from Indian Mythology uses myths and legends to arrive at wisdom that is both time-worn and refreshingly new, on what makes a good leader.
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The laughter of women
The idea of a woman laughing at a man is seen as the most humiliating act, enough for justifying her abuse her in public.
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Are Hindus vegetarian?
Published on 14th June, 2017, on www.dailyo.in. The idea of “vegetarian” diet has spread throughout the world, thanks to many Hindu and Jain immigrants in the USA and the UK and the popularity of yoga. However, not all Hindus are…
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The pea-brahmachari
At the heart of the hysteria over the peacock’s tears is Hinduism’s great discomfort with sex.
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Ireland’s mythology tells us why it is not surprising that its next PM is the son of an immigrant
Leo Varadkar, whose father is Indian and mother Irish, was voted leader of the country’s main governing party recently.
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Devlok Mini on Epic
Renowned mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik takes viewers on a voyage of Hindu mythology as he hosts ‘Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik’. The show highlights characters, stories, events and symbols from the religion deciphering their true meaning. Each episode covers one phenomenon from…
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Did arrival of Muslim invaders a thousand years ago destroy Hindu culture?
Published on 31st May, 2017, on www.dailyo.in . The arrival of Muslim invaders a thousand years ago dramatically transformed the Hindu culture. Like in any invasion, there was destruction, mayhem and trauma. Hindu Kush in Afghanistan literally means ‘killer of…
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Meet the characters who appear in both the Mahabharata and the Ramayana (and find out why)
From Parashurama and Jambuvan to Shiva and even Sita/Draupadi.
