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The History of Draupadi’s Vastraharan
When we study the history of the story, we realise that Draupadi’s disrobing and rerobing by Krishna was never part of the earliest layers of the epic…
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The Celestial Stories of Plants in India
We have come a long way from the days when there were sacred groves across India, where no one was allowed to graze cattle, plant crops or forage for fruit or firewood…
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The Mythology Toolkit
Explore the impact mythology has on our collective psyche as it manifests through stories, symbols, and rituals with mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik. …
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Diwali for Ram, Krishna, Lakshmi, Yama, Asuras and Ancestors
Diwali celebrations vary across India: In north India, it commemorates the return of Ram, while south India celebrates the defeat of Narakasura. Western Diwali involves a business-related renewal and in eastern India, the focus shifts to ancestor worship and paying off karmic debts. These varying traditions underscore the diversity of Hinduism across the different regions…
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The Cattle Army of Kotrabaina
You have probably never heard this saga as you do not belong to the Gaur community of cattle-herders in Western Odisha…
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Faithful Husbands, Faithful Wives of the Ramayana
Renuka is polluted in thought. Ahalya is polluted in body. Sita is polluted in reputation. …
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Ravana’s Women
Women are shown as Durga, again a warrior, again alone. Bharat Mata is also alone, with a lion and weapons. God is male here and if not male, certainly violent. …
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History Of Transgender Representation In Indian Scriptures
In India, the trans-world has always been acknowledged as a third category, the Tritiya Prakriti (TP). We find this in ancient literature, from Panini to Kamasutra…
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Greek Gods, English Words
In the Devanagari script, there is no upper and lowercase. So, the name of God can become a proper noun and a common noun…
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A Business Strategy Called Addiction
Rationally speaking, addiction is good for business, though bad for society…
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History Is Not Mythology, Is Not Mytho-Fiction
But what about mythology? It is neither history nor mytho-fiction…
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Solitary Buddha
Buddhism has the concept of pacceka-buddha, which is derived from the Sanskrit pratyeka-buddha…
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Bhima In Nepal
Bhima is the strongest man of earth as per the great Hindu epic, the Mahabharata…
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Science Values Doubt Over Faith
Most people confuse science with logic. Anyone can be logical, even analytical, in establishing causality. But science is about stepping outside the human mind, relying on measurement, comparison and evidence. …
