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  • Kappiri, Habshi and African Slave Gods

    Kappiri, Habshi and African Slave Gods

    The eastern coast of Africa has a long relationship of trade with the western coast of India. However much of it is undocumented and hence it is not part of the popular imagination…

  • How Hinduism Reached Manipur and Remains Entrenched

    How Hinduism Reached Manipur and Remains Entrenched

    Published on 22nd May, 2023, in Times of India. Manipuri dance is a popular classical …

  • Swallowing Gods

    Swallowing Gods

    Published on 21st May, 2023, in Mid-day. In Hindu mythology, during the battle between the …

  • The Naked Philosophers

    The Naked Philosophers

    Published on 19th May, 2023, in The Hindu. The naked philosophers: the reason some Indian …

  • Not Blood Or Bones, But Sweets

    Not Blood Or Bones, But Sweets

    Published on 14th May, 2023, in Mid-day. There is one temple of Sachi, wife of …

  • Amrit and the Terror of Impermanence

    Amrit and the Terror of Impermanence

    Published 13th May, 2023, in the Economic Times. As the stock market rises and falls, …

  • What Is Common Between Gandhi, Draupadi and Chanakya?

    What Is Common Between Gandhi, Draupadi and Chanakya?

    Published on 7th May, 2023, in Mid-day. Gandhi, Draupadi and Chanakya, all stood up to …

  • The Hindu History of Bengal

    The Hindu History of Bengal

    Published on 6th May, 2023, in Times of India. When we talk about Bengal, we …

  • Indra’s Paradise Is the Indian Paradise

    Indra’s Paradise Is the Indian Paradise

    Published on 30th April, 2023, in Mid-day. Swarga or paradise of the gods, full of …

  • The Ahimsa Seal of the Indus

    The Ahimsa Seal of the Indus

    Published on 29th April, 2023, in Economic Times. The oldest seals depicting ahimsa (non-violence) are …

  • Jain Vaman and Jain Parashuram

    Jain Vaman and Jain Parashuram

    Published on 23rd April, 2023, in Mid-day. Jainism thrived in the western part of India, …

  • Gujarat’s Violent, Historical Relationship with Muslim Warlords

    Gujarat’s Violent, Historical Relationship with Muslim Warlords

    Published on 22nd April, 2023, in Times of India. Somnath, on the Gujarat coast, is …

  • No Hymns for the Donkey

    No Hymns for the Donkey

    Published on 21st April, 2023, in The Hindu. In the past 30 years, the donkey …

  • A Serial Killer From Vedic Times

    A Serial Killer From Vedic Times

    Published on 16th April, 2023, in Mid-day. The Jaiminiya Brahmana is the prose section of …

  • The Wokeness of Bhasmasur

    The Wokeness of Bhasmasur

    Published on 15th April, 2023, in Economic Times. In the famous miniseries, Game of Thrones, …

  • Reframing Hindu Gods As Saviour Gods

    Reframing Hindu Gods As Saviour Gods

    Published on 9th April, 2023, in Mid-day. As per Christianity mythology, Jesus was crucified on …

  • Why Puranas Represent a Wider Indian Ethos Than the Vedas

    Why Puranas Represent a Wider Indian Ethos Than the Vedas

    Published on 5th April, 2023, in Times of India. The Puranas are called the fifth …

  • How Was I Conceived?

    How Was I Conceived?

    Published on 2nd April, 2023, in Mid-day. In Ramayan, Sita is ploughed out from the …