Mythologist | Author | Speaker | Illustrator
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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…
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INFINITY HAS NO BOUNDARIES
Indian ancient religions are actually very accepting of gay people…
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Breaking the binary
Binaries are a cultural concept for simplicity. But, in nature there is no such thing as binaries, things wax and wane, telescope into each other, there are species which mingle and merge and there is no absolute…
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Vedanta and LGBTIQ
A selective understanding of the faith by those who control social discourse is the tragedy of Hinduism…
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Queer Gaze for the Indian Tourist
A manifestation of thought, temples like the hidden verses of epics, have unseen images on their walls. What you understand depends on what you want to see…
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To Goddess, With Love
A short story by Devdutt Pattanaik Published on http://www.gaybombay.org on 1st June, 2018. 28th …
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Trishanku in America or those betwixt and between
Trishanku is a famous character in Hindu mythology who hangs upside down between heaven and earth, belonging nowhere…
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Bromance is a strong part of Indian tradition, and different from same-sex attraction
Same-sex love is a strong part of Indian tradition and needs to be distinguished from same-sex attraction…
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How Call me By Your Name reclaims Eden for gay people everywhere
Luca Guadagnino’s Oscar-nominated Call Me By Your Name, with brilliant use of narrative, visuals and music…
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How to Conduct a Same-sex Wedding Based on Indian Rituals
The idea of ‘wholeness’ in Hinduism is not necessarily a matter of the union of two bodies in marriage or even two souls in love; rather, wholeness or completeness in Hinduism can be understood as rising to the fullness of one’s true self and expanding the arena of one’s selfhood (brah — to expand, manas…
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Interviews
The mythology of one god is what we call religion
The interpreter of mythology explains the importance of pluralism and diversity…
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Interviews
Devdutt Pattanaik Reveals The Queer History Hidden In Indian Mythology
Fluidity can be accommodated only with love, not anger…
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Ireland’s mythology tells us why it is not surprising that its next PM is the son of an immigrant
Leo Varadkar, whose father is Indian and mother Irish, was voted leader of the country’s main governing party recently…
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How to spot a lesbian in sacred Indian art
Is it our discomfort with homosexuality that makes us believe that it cannot be part of the sacred?…
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What do Manusmriti and Dharmashastra have to say about homosexuality?
Tales, of God prohibiting certain sexual acts but allowing others, are not found in Hindu mythology…
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Videos
A Panel Discussion on LGBTQ Rights
Dr Pattanaik on a conference panel discussing LGBTQ Rights…
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Single fathers
Tales of men who become fathers without wives is a recurring theme in Hindu mythology…
