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  • ‘Thali’, ‘handi’, ‘paniki’

    ‘Thali’, ‘handi’, ‘paniki’

    ‘Thali’, ‘handi’, ‘paniki’: Unique Inventions of the Indian Kitchen by Women Who Remain Nameless Published …

  • China’s Rabbit Gay God

    China’s Rabbit Gay God

    Published on 6th June, 2021. in Mid-day. In Beijing, during the autumn festival, people buy …

  • Tamed by Buddhism

    Tamed by Buddhism

    Published on 18th April, 2021, in Mid-day. Buddha taught the sacred lore (dhamma) that would …

  • A Forgotten Buddhist Journey

    A Forgotten Buddhist Journey

    Published on 4th April, 2021, in Mid-day. About 2,500 years ago, Buddha revolutionised the intellectual …

  • The Rise of Indian Zaibatsu

    The Rise of Indian Zaibatsu

    The Rise of Indian Zaibatsu: How Indians are adopting more Eastern models Published on 20th …

  • Taoist Way Of Contentment

    Taoist Way Of Contentment

    Published on 7th February, 2021, in Mid-day. Before Buddhism, China had two dominant worldviews: Confucianism …

  • View: The Beginning and End of Using Religion

    View: The Beginning and End of Using Religion

    Published on 6th February, 2021, in The Economic Times. When the Romans went about conquering, …

  • Hindu Parliament and Churning the Ocean of Milk

    Hindu Parliament and Churning the Ocean of Milk

    Published on 6th December, 2020, in Mumbai Mirror. The design of the Parliament building in …

  • Mahasiddhas Of Tantrik Buddhism

    Mahasiddhas Of Tantrik Buddhism

    Published on 6th December, 2020, in Mid-day. Buddhism has a vast history of 2,500 years. …

  • Fox With Nine Tails

    Fox With Nine Tails

    Published on 29th November, 2020, in Mid-day. In ancient China, the belief was that as …

  • Ithasa As Propaganda

    Ithasa As Propaganda

    Published on 31st October, 2020, in Economic Times. If one travels to ancient Egypt, one …

  • Menstrual Taboos Are Not Unique to Hinduism

    Menstrual Taboos Are Not Unique to Hinduism

    Who is a Hindu? Menstrual taboos are not unique to Hinduism Published on 16th August, …

  • Fat Buddhist Monks

    Fat Buddhist Monks

    Published on 26th July, 2020, in Mid-day. This is a story of two fat, Buddhist …

  • How Was Hindu Rajdharma Different From Turuku’s?

    How Was Hindu Rajdharma Different From Turuku’s?

    Published on 26th April, 2020, in Mumbai Mirror People often speak of a civilisational rupture …

  • View: Why Indians do not innovate

    View: Why Indians do not innovate

    Published on 4th April, 2020, in the Economic Times Despite being highly creative, there are …

  • So Many Buddhas

    So Many Buddhas

    Published on 3rd February, 2020, in The Times of India Buddha was imagined differently by …

  • Spot the difference between sign and symbol

    Spot the difference between sign and symbol

    Published on 16th December, 2019, in The Hindu The symbol of India in Indian passports …

  • Pakistani Mythology

    Pakistani Mythology

    Published on 3rd November, 2019, in Mid-day Pakistan was the first modern republic to declare …