Mythologist | Author | Speaker | Illustrator
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The Context of the Mahabharata
To understand the Mahabharata we have to appreciate the Ramayana and to appreciate both we need to appreciate the Vedas…
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Hands of Jagannath
A deity without hands, feet, eyelids, lips or ears, but an eternal smile celebrating the imperfection of human existence…
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Butter or Blood
The similarity between the apparently dissimiliar Bhagavata Krishna and the Mahabharata Krishna…
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Kal Bhairav’s dog
What does the dog represent in Hindu mythology that renders it inauspicious?…
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Lakshmi’s Owl
Is this mysterious companion of the goddess, her twin elder sister, Alakshmi, goddess of strife?…
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Black gods and White gods
Why Krishna is blue, not black….and why Kali when domesticated becomes white…
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On Krishna’s chariot stands Shikhandi
Westernization has not changed bedroom habits; it has simply led to an embarrassed denial of our sacred scriptures…
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What is unnatural?
The word ‘unnatural’ that is found in IPC 377 cannot have an Indian origin…
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Queer Sexuality and Indian Culture
Queer ideas have always expressed themselves in the sacred scriptures of India…
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Sita, Wild yet Demure
Is Sita a demure wife or a wild goddess who chooses to be domesticated?…
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Mythology in Films
This is a pointer to my talk in the conference on “Literature and Films” at the Film Institute, Pune, on 22 March 2009…
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Many Meanings of Yarn
When seen symbolically, the act of covering and uncovering the body reveals many secrets…
