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  • 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 …

  • Forgotten Ballads Of Indian Merchants

    Forgotten Ballads Of Indian Merchants

    Published on 1st April, 2023, in Economic Times. India was famous for trading with Southeast …

  • Indian Mathematics For the Ego

    Indian Mathematics For the Ego

    Published on 19th March, 2023, in Mid-day. To show how time is different for different …

  • How Jains Described Chanakya and Chandra Gupta Maurya

    How Jains Described Chanakya and Chandra Gupta Maurya

    Published on 18th March, 2023, in Economic Times. As per popular lore, Chanakya was a …

  • Pre-history of Aryans They Don’t Tell You

    Pre-history of Aryans They Don’t Tell You

    Published on 11th March, 2023, in Times of India. Nationalists on social media argue that …

  • Tibetan Ramayana

    Tibetan Ramayana

    Published on 12th March, 2023, in Mid-day. In the early 20th century, six incomplete manuscripts …

  • Are You a Harappan or Vedic Woman?

    Are You a Harappan or Vedic Woman?

    Published on 5th March, 2023, in Mid-day. Harappan cities thrived between 2500 BCE and 1900 …

  • Polytheism Enables Mother of Democracy

    Polytheism Enables Mother of Democracy

    Published on 4th March, 2023, in Economic Times. Monotheism propagates the idea of one God. …

  • Parshuram’s Tryst With Kshatriyas

    Parshuram’s Tryst With Kshatriyas

    Published on 26th February, 2023, in Mid-day. Parshuram was born in a Brahmin family of …

  • Why the Location of Shiva’s Pillars Has Become So Controversial

    Why the Location of Shiva’s Pillars Has Become So Controversial

    Published on 25th February, 2023, in Times of India. The Assam government’s claim that the …