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2021

  • How Did Hinduism Come to Dominate India?

    How Did Hinduism Come to Dominate India?

    Published on 20th November, 2021, in Times of India. Nearly 2,000 years ago, there were …

  • Study of Myths: How Has Mythology Evolved Over the Years

    Study of Myths: How Has Mythology Evolved Over the Years

    Published on 14th November, 2021, in Mid-day. The subject of mythology emerged in the 19th …

  • Temples of Swaminarayan

    Temples of Swaminarayan

    Published on 13th November, 2021, in Economic Times. Most Indians are familiar with Raja Ram …

  • Loki, the Father and the Mother

    Loki, the Father and the Mother

    Published on 7th November, 2021, in Mid-day. The unique belief of the Norse, not shared …

  • How Many Types Of Sanyasis Are There?

    How Many Types Of Sanyasis Are There?

    Published on 6th November, 2021. in Times of India. The idea of hermits, or the …

  • What Creates Culture Also Creates Cult

    What Creates Culture Also Creates Cult

    Published on 5th November, 2021, in The Hindu. Cult refers to religious groups, or brainwashed …

  • Hindi: Pilgrim Nation

    Hindi: Pilgrim Nation

    Translation of Pilgrim Nation: The Making of Bharatvarsh…

  • Hope: Wisdom to Survive in a Hopeless World

    Hope: Wisdom to Survive in a Hopeless World

    Have you lost all hope? Does the world feel bleak and unforgiving? The pandemic crisis …

  • Brief History of Hindu Mythology

    Brief History of Hindu Mythology

    Published on 31st October, 2021, in Mid-day. Hindu mythology is not static. It has changed …

  • Vegetarianism Is About Contentment Overpowering Consumption

    Vegetarianism Is About Contentment Overpowering Consumption

    Published on 30th October, 2021, in Economic Times. Vegetarian habits were less about non-violence and …

  • Four Phases of Buddhist Art

    Four Phases of Buddhist Art

    Published on 24th October, 2021, in Mid-day. Buddhist art has a history of over 2,000 …

  • What Is God’s Pronoun?

    What Is God’s Pronoun?

    Published on 22nd October, 2021, in Times of India. Currently, across US college campuses, there …

  • Activism, Monotheism and Intolerance

    Activism, Monotheism and Intolerance

    Published on 17th October, 2021, in Mid-day. Have you noticed that academicians who say Hinduism …

  • Collaborators Succeed in History

    Collaborators Succeed in History

    Published on 16th October, 2021, in Economic Times. In Hindutva’s political history, the Mughals were …

  • Rivalry of Sants and Naths

    Rivalry of Sants and Naths

    Published on 10th October, 2021, in Mid-day. In 13th Century Maharashtra, Dyaneshwar translated the Bhagavad …

  • Should a Deity Have Two Arms or More?

    Should a Deity Have Two Arms or More?

    Published on 9th October, 2021, in The Hindu. In Kushan coins, minted over 1,800 years …

  • The Courtesan’s Autonomy

    The Courtesan’s Autonomy

    Published on 3rd October, 2021, in Mid-day. In Mohenjo-daro, archaeologists found a tiny bronze statue …

  • When Does Krishna Justify War?

    When Does Krishna Justify War?

    Published on 2nd October, 2021, in Economic Times. Mahatma Gandhi famously argued that Bhagavad Gita …