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“No society can exist without myth”
In fact, he believes that “no society can exist without myth as it creates notions of right and wrong, good and bad, heaven and hell, rights and dutiesâ€.
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What we really mean when we say that Modi became the prime minister of India because of karma
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power riding a very popular wave, was it karma at work? When we ponder on this question, we understand karma. This article is about karma, not Modi.
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Mythology everywhere
Mythological films stand between fantasy films on one hand and historical films on the other.
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Mythology of equality
Nature has no favourites and every plant and every animal has to fend for itself to survive.
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Are Indian courts and activists denying the gods their gender and sexuality?
This de-sexing of gods and goddesses makes it difficult to explain the exclusion of women from the presence of celibate gods.
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Agree, disagree, argue
Argument eventually ends up less about understanding and expanding our knowledge and more about power and winning.
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Prosecuting the Gods
Conversations that seek to ‘justify’ the actions of mythic figures often miss the point.
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Understanding the(ir) Truth
To understand truth, it is useful to familiarise ourselves with three terminologies commonly used by philosophers. These are ontology, epistemology and phenomenology.
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Hinduism: Pre-Modern, Modern, Postmodern, Or Post-Postmodern?
What exactly is the best phrase to describe Hinduism? Or, what is the best approach to arrive at an appropriate description?
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The complete man
There are two Krishnas… The first is historical (a person), the second mythological (an idea).
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How many eyes do you have?
‘With a woman by your side, you are like the three-eyed Shiva. Without her, you are the one-eye Shukra, though you may look like the two-eyed Kama.’
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A lesson from Ravana
People often argue on motives of heroes and villains. They become lawyers and judges. But in doing so they miss the overall architecture of Hindu epics. And their conclusions are usually their own personal beliefs, rooted in their own prejudices.
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14 things historians taught me
The best thing they passed on is that no knowledge is fixed and finite.
