Heterosexuality

Who is a Hindu? Gender fluidity in Hinduism Published on 2nd August, 2020, in Mumbai Mirror. Greek mythology focuses a lot on same-sex love: love between men and men, women and women and between men and boys i.e. inter-generational love. Hindu mythology focuses on transgenders — men who turn into women and women who turn into men. In other words, different cultures express sexuality, apart from heterosexuality, in their own way. Greek mythology tells us how Zeus, the king of the gods, falls in love with Ganymedes, prince of Troy, and takes the form of an eagle to abduct him. It also tells you how ..

Published on 29th January, 2017, in Mid-day. Some people are upset that Bollywood is once again distorting history. This time it deals with Padmavati, the queen of Chittor, who killed herself rather than letting the Delhi sultan, Alauddin Khilji, capture her. Historians argue that information about Padmavati comes from an epic poem Padmavat by Malik Muhammad Jayasi that was composed over 200 years after the 14th century invasion. So she is at best a legendary figure. Legend is story based on few historical facts, unlike myth which truth based on faith. But what historians, and Bollywood, will not openly reveal is that Alauddin Khilji was ..