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Holi for Shiva, Holi for Vishnu
Why do we celebrate Holi? The standard answers we get in websites link Holi to Vishnu—he who preserves the world as per Hindu mythology…
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Faithful Husbands, Faithful Wives of the Ramayana
Renuka is polluted in thought. Ahalya is polluted in body. Sita is polluted in reputation. …
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Ravana’s Women
Women are shown as Durga, again a warrior, again alone. Bharat Mata is also alone, with a lion and weapons. God is male here and if not male, certainly violent. …
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Not Blood Or Bones, But Sweets
Published on 14th May, 2023, in Mid-day. There is one temple of Sachi, wife of …
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Are You a Harappan or Vedic Woman?
Published on 5th March, 2023, in Mid-day. Harappan cities thrived between 2500 BCE and 1900 …
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The Forgotten Women Who Helped Shape Jainism
Jainism follows the path revealed by 24 sages known as Tirthankara, who appear in every …
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Bindi: A Homage to the Devadasi
Published on 20th November, 2022, in Mid-day. Devadasis, a crude catch-all word used to describe …
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How Trade Blossomed an Exchange of Ideas Between India and Arabia.
Published on 26th February, 2022, in Times of India. Indians had been trading with Arabs …
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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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Can the Ramayana Be Feminist?
Published on 5th June, 2021, in Mumbai Mirror. The Ramayana has been seen differently by …
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Does the Mahabharata Respect Women’s Desire?
Published on 14th March, 2021, in Mumbai Mirror. The Bhil Bharata is a tribal version …
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Krishna and the Eloping Women
Published on 31st January, 2021, in Mid-day. We live in times where many people cannot …
