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  • ‘Are We Seeking Cultural Unity By Denying History?’

    ‘Are We Seeking Cultural Unity By Denying History?’

    Published on 12th February, 2022, in Times of India. Tall statues of men, using Indian …

  • Geography of God

    Geography of God

    Published on 6th February, 2022, in Mid-day. In north India, as per politicians, three major …

  • What Ganesha Has to Say About Ambition

    What Ganesha Has to Say About Ambition

    Published on 4th February, 2022, in Economic Times. Ganesha, the elephant-headed god of Hindus, is …

  • Mythology of Maternal Uncles

    Mythology of Maternal Uncles

    Published on 30th January, 2022, in Mid-day. The maternal uncle plays a very important role …

  • From Shrinathji to Jagannath: How Krishna Avatars Change Across India.

    From Shrinathji to Jagannath: How Krishna Avatars Change Across India.

    Published on 29th January, 2022, in Times of India. Five hundred years ago, when the …

  • In China, Gods, Spirits and Ancestors Thrive, But Leave the Affairs of Humans to Humans

    In China, Gods, Spirits and Ancestors Thrive, But Leave the Affairs of Humans to Humans

    Published on 29th January, 2022, in The Hindu. China today seems mysterious with its very …

  • 21 Principles of Sanatan Dharma

    21 Principles of Sanatan Dharma

    Published on 23rd January, 2022, in Mid-day. Sanatan Dharma is a term used for religions …

  • View: Reclaiming Loans Is an Achievement, But Writing Off Loans Is the Super-achievement

    View: Reclaiming Loans Is an Achievement, But Writing Off Loans Is the Super-achievement

    Published on 22nd January, 2022, in Economic Times. 2500 years ago, a great revolution took …

  • Ramayana in Jataka

    Ramayana in Jataka

    Published on 17th January, 2022, in Mid-day. The Ramayana story reveals the Vedic world that …

  • How Puritanical Islam Faced Backlash in India

    How Puritanical Islam Faced Backlash in India

    Published on 15th January, 2022, in Times of India. People who follow secularism have been …

  • The Act of Seeing

    The Act of Seeing

    Published on 9th January, 2022, in Mid-day. To see or not to see, that is …

  • How Bindumati, a Courtesan, Made Ganga Flow in Reverse

    How Bindumati, a Courtesan, Made Ganga Flow in Reverse

    Published on 8th January, 2022, in Economic Times. The story of Bindumati comes from the …

  • What Hindutva Doesn’t Get About Sanatan Dharma

    What Hindutva Doesn’t Get About Sanatan Dharma

    Published on 7th January, 2022, in Times of India. Sanatan means something that is timeless. …

  • Why 14 Years of Exile?

    Why 14 Years of Exile?

    Published on 2nd January, 2022, in Mid-day. There are two big mysteries in Hindu mythology. …

  • Sacrilege As a Political Tool

    Sacrilege As a Political Tool

    Published on 1st January, 2022, in Times of India. Animals can attack you if you …

  • Hindutva’s Caste Masterstroke

    Hindutva’s Caste Masterstroke

    Published on 1st January, 2022, in The Hindu. Ever since erstwhile champions of secular values …