Modern Mythmaking
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Brooms are for Sweeping
As a symbol, broom reveals some very interesting aspects of culture, both in India and in the West.
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The Death of the Vidushak
With the rise of democracy, and modern institutions, the Vidushak has probably been secularised.
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A Job for Disabled Gods
Why do we reject people with disabilities? Why do we want to isolate them? Why do we not want them to be seen in our midst?
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Sensational Eyes
We are reminded that no one is perfect, not even the king of the gods. And no one has to be perfect.
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Making Personal Growth a Lever of Business
Those who chase Lakshmi are not enshrined in Hindu temples. Shiva, who is indifferent to Lakshmi, is, and so is Vishnu, who works towards attracting her.
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Satyameva Jayate, means?
To understand truth, we have to differentiate between the words satya and mithya. To understand victory, we have to differentiate between the words vijaya and jaya.
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The Goddess Collective and its Brother
Shrines of the six or seven sisters are found across India from the Himalayas to the Gangetic plains to the forests of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
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A Change of Language
Language is dynamic. And since words create worlds, the world is dynamic. This dynamism is seen in religion too.
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The Doubtful Reality of Histories
History, for the rishis, is how we use imagination to make sense of the world.
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Indianomix – Mythical or Modern
This is an exclusive excerpt from Vivek Dehejia and Rupa Subramanya’s book “Indianomix,” published by Random House India on Dec. 6. This excerpt is adapted from the fourth section of Chapter 5, “Mythical or Modern?”
