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2022

  • Tales of the Horned Sage

    Tales of the Horned Sage

    Published on 18th September, 2022, in Mid-day. The story of Rishyasringa Muni is found in …

  • How Advaita Shapes the Indian Headshake

    How Advaita Shapes the Indian Headshake

    Published on 17th September, 2022, in Economic Times. The most popular school of Vedanta is …

  • The Shaven Head of Adi Shankara

    The Shaven Head of Adi Shankara

    Published on 16th September, 2022, in The Hindu. Vedic Rishis are imagined with long hair, …

  • Why Origins of the Caste System Polarise Both Left and Right

    Why Origins of the Caste System Polarise Both Left and Right

    Published on 11th September, 2022, in Times of India. A peculiar feature of the internet …

  • Sound and Meaning of Veda

    Sound and Meaning of Veda

    Published on 11th September, 2022, in Mid-day. Mantra means a sound meant to connect the …

  • Speech, Offence and Victimhood

    Speech, Offence and Victimhood

    Published on 4th September, 2022, in Mid-Day. What is the opposite of freedom of speech? …

  • Ballads That Make Kings

    Ballads That Make Kings

    Published on 3rd September, 2022, in Economic Times. To be king, a man has to …

  • Garuda Purana

    Garuda Purana

    and Other Hindu Ideas on Death, Rebirth & Immortality…

  • Myth and Memories Before History

    Myth and Memories Before History

    Published on 28th August, 2022, in Mid-Day. Vedic literature is full of stories informing us …

  • How a ‘Ram Rajya’ Was Established In South

    How a ‘Ram Rajya’ Was Established In South

    Published on 27th August, 2022, in Times of India. About 700 years ago, on the …

  • Vishranti, That State of Repose

    Vishranti, That State of Repose

    Published on 21st August, 2022, in Mid-Day. We spent our lives seeking opportunities to nourish …

  • When Somnath Temple Was Being Raided, Chola kings Were Reaching Vietnam

    When Somnath Temple Was Being Raided, Chola kings Were Reaching Vietnam

    Published on 15th August, 2022, in Times of India. As per Brahmin lore, all civilisation …

  • Three Global Gifts From Indian Civilisation

    Three Global Gifts From Indian Civilisation

    Published on 14th August, 2022, in Mid-day. Culture creates ideas. Civilisation shares ideas. Can India …

  • The Elusive Amrita and the Question Of Eternal Life

    The Elusive Amrita and the Question Of Eternal Life

    Published on 11th August, 2022, in The Hindu. The earliest story of the grand churning …

  • Passionate Devotion for Shiva

    Passionate Devotion for Shiva

    Published on 7th August, 2022, in Mid-day. About a thousand years ago, we are told …

  • What You Need to Know About Buddhist Capitalism

    What You Need to Know About Buddhist Capitalism

    Published on 6th August, 2022, in Economic Times. We have always been taught that capitalism …

  • Gujarati : Pilgrim Nation

    Gujarati : Pilgrim Nation

    Gujarati translation of Pilgrim Nation: The Making of Bharatvarsh…

  • Guardian Yakshis of Jainism

    Guardian Yakshis of Jainism

    Published on 31st July, 2022, in Mid-day. Jainism is a monastic order. Historically, it emerged …