Mythologist | Author | Speaker | Illustrator
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Diversity and Inclusion is a radical idea in the West because of monotheism
In the USA, a section of activists prefer the word ‘birthing people’ to ‘mothers’. This …
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Discovering Gay Generals in Jarasandha’s Army
Published on 12th January, 2023, in Times of India. In 2018, when the Supreme Court …
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Queer Doorkeepers of Tantrik Nepal
Published on 11th December, 2021, in Mid-day. When one visits the many temples of Kathmandu, …
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Do Vedas Permit a Man to Marry a Man?
Published on 30th November, 2021, in Economic Times. The world’s oldest wedding hymn is found …
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What Is God’s Pronoun?
Published on 22nd October, 2021, in Times of India. Currently, across US college campuses, there …
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China’s Rabbit Gay God
Published on 6th June, 2021. in Mid-day. In Beijing, during the autumn festival, people buy …
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Jataka on Same-Sex Love
Published on 16th May, 2021, in Mid-day. Scholars never talk about the homoerotic, homosocial and …
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My Father *Cannot* Be Gay
Published on 9th August, 2020, in Mid-day. When I came out to myself and my …
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Gender Fluidity In Hinduism
Who is a Hindu? Gender fluidity in Hinduism Published on 2nd August, 2020, in Mumbai …
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Being J. K. Rowling Today
Published on 14th June, 2020, in Mid-day. As long as JK Rowling tweeted against Trump, …
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World’s First Queer Non-binary Superhero
Published on 31st May, 2020, in Mid-day. Nearly 4,000 years ago, the land between the …
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Masculine and Feminine Gods
Published on 5th January, 2020, in Mid-day In mythology, generally, masculinity refers to the human …
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A body with eight bends
Published on 10th November, 2019, in Mid-day Ashtavakra is a famous rishi associated with the …
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Who is a Hindu? Hindu ship of Theseus
Traditions may change every few years, but one school of thought says the essence of Hinduism will remain the same…
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Interviews
Modern people want to feel liberal, so they construct a past that’s conservative
Published on 27th October, 2018, in Indian Express. The latest edition of the Express Adda …
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Different and Happily So: Time to do away with spiritual homophobia and embrace diversity
Hopefully, families will realise the value of having a gay uncle and a lesbian aunt around them who do not fit the norm of what it means to be a man or a woman…
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Back to old values of love
By decriminalising gay sex, SC recognises where India’s greatness lies – in inclusion and diversity…