Modern Mythmaking

  • Two Truths of a Tale

    Two Truths of a Tale

    Modern storytelling has reduced mythological tales into mere entertainment. Dismay leads to exploration and from exploration comes this essay…

  • Everybody tells a story

    Everybody tells a story

    Storytelling informs us how to see the world…

  • Root of the Matter

    Root of the Matter

    We should never undermine the power of rituals……

  • Hi, I’m Ram

    Hi, I’m Ram

    What is the purpose of life? What happens after death?…

  • What an Idea! Sirji

    What an Idea! Sirji

    We seem to be trying to free ourselves of the fetters of caste and social status and feudal hierachies, aren’t we ?…

  • Friday 13

    Friday 13

    Why does a date ’13th’ and a day ‘Friday’, in conjunction with each other,inspire so much fear ??????…

  • People or Processes

    People or Processes

    We fall in love with the Organisation but the Organisation does not fall in love with us,in return…

  • Food for the Kitchen Goddess

    Food for the Kitchen Goddess

    Food really does determine what we are and who we are !…

  • Fate versus Free Will, Bollywood Style

    Fate versus Free Will, Bollywood Style

    Is everything determined by Destiny or by our own choices ?…

  • Is Divorce an Indian word?

    Is Divorce an Indian word?

    In India,marraiges are forever.Or are they?…

  • Karmic Debt and Karmic Equity

    Karmic Debt and Karmic Equity

    Sometimes,even the right path may have unforseen consequences.But we still need to take it.After all,the rewards too,are spectacular…

  • Mr. & Mrs. Tarakki

    Mr. & Mrs. Tarakki

    Lets face it – even in todays’s so called modern world,being married automatically gives you respectability and stability…

  • Symbols of Security

    Symbols of Security

    We do not realize how our fears and insecurities are played upon by others for their own benefit…

  • It’s Magic

    It’s Magic

    There is nothing rational or scientific about Magic..The unexplainable wonder-that is Magic !…