Mythologist | Author | Speaker | Illustrator
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How a new akhara of transgendered people stole the spotlight at the Ujjain Kumbh
Thousands of devotees lined up to seek the blessings of the kinnar order…
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Hatred is not Divine
when someone says that homosexuality is not ‘approved’ by Hinduism, they are missing the whole point of Hinduism…
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Where were the lesbians on Independence Day?
Does it matter? It does, to gay and lesbian and transgender people, for stories validate identity…
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Are you a homo-wife?
The term ‘homo-wife’ is emerging in China where millions of women are not willing to stay quiet about the fact that their husbands are gay, being forced to marry to give their families an heir, as they are the only son in the family (because of China’s one child policy) and because of tradition (Confucianism…
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Bromances from mythology
Our ancient texts are about all kinds of unions. Modern India could do with some catching up…
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Thou shalt include the Queer
So the Pope, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has opened the conversation on being more accepting and inclusive of gay people and gay marriages. Will the Indian Right Wing groups follow?…
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The Hijra Legacy
The Supreme Court of India has finally recognised hijras as the third gender. This must be seen as a victory of ‘Indian culture’…
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Hindu, not Homophobic
In Hinduism, God is both outside and inside, formless (nirguna) and of myriad different forms (saguna): mineral, plant, celestial body, animal, half-animal, half-human, male, female, even half-female…
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The Supreme Court’s Manu Smriti
Published in Speaking Tree, ToI, on 12 Dec 2013. The puranas say that Manu was …
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Beloved of Dushyant
I am no theatre critic but it was interesting to see how the same mythic framework of falling in love, separation, anticipation, rejection and finally reconciliation can be applied to a romantic story between a man and a woman as well as between a man and a man…
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Domesticating Sapphos
Just because we ignore certain realities does not mean they do not exist,as they always have been…
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On Krishna’s chariot stands Shikhandi
Westernization has not changed bedroom habits; it has simply led to an embarrassed denial of our sacred scriptures…
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Queer Sexuality and Indian Culture
Queer ideas have always expressed themselves in the sacred scriptures of India…
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Did Homosexuality exist in ancient India?
Homosexuals existed but were almost invisible in Indian history…
