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Marriage: 100 Stories Around India's Favourite Ritual
By Devdutt Pattanaik

Marriage, by mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik, brings together stories from Vedic, Puranic, Tamil, and Sanskrit literature, from regional, classical, folk and tribal lore, from oral and textual traditions, across 3000 years of history and 3 million square kilometres of geography, to reveal the diversity and fluidity of Indian customs and beliefs around marriage. ‘Let all the […]

The Adornment of Gods

Rare Objects from the Amrapali Colle ...

Mythology

A BOOK THAT CELEBRATES THE INTRICATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIA’S MYTHOLOGY AND HER JEWELLED ARTS. Most of us do not realise it, but religious ideas in India reached the masses through Symbols and imagery inscribed on jewellery and household artefacts. Texts were accessible only to a sliver of the population, the educated elite: the rest relied […]

The Adornment of Gods

Rare Objects from the Amrapali Collection

Mythology

A BOOK THAT CELEBRATES THE INTRICATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIA’S MYTHOLOGY AND HER JEWELLED ARTS. Most of us do not realise it, but religious ideas in India reached the masses through Symbols and imagery inscribed on jewellery and household artefacts. Texts were accessible only to a sliver of the population, the educated elite: the rest relied […]

Don’t Forward That Text!

Separating Myths from History on Soc ...

Collaboration

Did Aryabhatta invent the zero? Was Urdu always ‘Muslim’? Is Hindu Atheism really an oxymoron? With access to vast amounts of knowledge just a click away, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish verifiable information from fake news and made-up history. The sheer volume of untrustworthy information out there often overwhelms even the most earnest seekers […]

Don’t Forward That Text!

Separating Myths from History on Social Media

Collaboration

Did Aryabhatta invent the zero? Was Urdu always ‘Muslim’? Is Hindu Atheism really an oxymoron? With access to vast amounts of knowledge just a click away, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish verifiable information from fake news and made-up history. The sheer volume of untrustworthy information out there often overwhelms even the most earnest seekers […]

Garuda Purana & Other Hindu Idea ...

Mythology

Why do Hindus feed their ancestors? Why is burning the dead preferred to the building of tombs? Are Swarga and Naraka not the Hindu equivalent of Heaven and Hell? Does Hinduism have a concept like Judgement Day? What is the impact of death on Hindu notions of womanhood and caste?   Is the Vedic approach […]

Garuda Purana & Other Hindu Ideas on Death, Rebirth & Immortality

Mythology

Why do Hindus feed their ancestors? Why is burning the dead preferred to the building of tombs? Are Swarga and Naraka not the Hindu equivalent of Heaven and Hell? Does Hinduism have a concept like Judgement Day? What is the impact of death on Hindu notions of womanhood and caste?   Is the Vedic approach […]

Gujarati

Pilgrim Nation

Gujarati

Gujarati translation of Pilgrim Nation: The Making of Bharatvarsh

Gujarati

Pilgrim Nation

Gujarati

Gujarati translation of Pilgrim Nation: The Making of Bharatvarsh

Dharm Aur Samlaingikta/धर्म ...

Mythology

हमारे देश में एक संस्था है क्वीयर हिन्दू अलायंस, जो समलैंगिकता और हिन्दू धर्म के क्षेत्रों में काम करती है। इस संस्था के अध्यक्ष अंकित भूपतानी ने धर्म और समलैंगिकता को लेकर देवदत्त पटनायक से सैकड़ों सवाल किए हैं, उन्हीं सवालों के सुलझे हुए स्पष्ट जवाब इस पुस्तक में हैं।इस पुस्तक में एक प्रश्न के […]

Dharm Aur Samlaingikta/धर्म और समलैंगिकता

Mythology

हमारे देश में एक संस्था है क्वीयर हिन्दू अलायंस, जो समलैंगिकता और हिन्दू धर्म के क्षेत्रों में काम करती है। इस संस्था के अध्यक्ष अंकित भूपतानी ने धर्म और समलैंगिकता को लेकर देवदत्त पटनायक से सैकड़ों सवाल किए हैं, उन्हीं सवालों के सुलझे हुए स्पष्ट जवाब इस पुस्तक में हैं।इस पुस्तक में एक प्रश्न के […]

Hindi

The Boys who Fought

Hindi

Translated version of The Boys Who Fought: The Mahabharata for Children

Hindi

The Boys who Fought

Hindi

Translated version of The Boys Who Fought: The Mahabharata for Children

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