Myth Theory

  • History Is Not Mythology, Is Not Mytho-Fiction

    History Is Not Mythology, Is Not Mytho-Fiction

    But what about mythology? It is neither history nor mytho-fiction…

  • Myth and Memories Before History

    Myth and Memories Before History

    Published on 28th August, 2022, in Mid-Day. Vedic literature is full of stories informing us …

  • Neither Mythological Fiction Nor History

    Neither Mythological Fiction Nor History

    Published on 12th December, 2021, in Mid-day. People often confuse mythology with mythological fiction. Mythology …

  • Study of Myths: How Has Mythology Evolved Over the Years

    Study of Myths: How Has Mythology Evolved Over the Years

    Published on 14th November, 2021, in Mid-day. The subject of mythology emerged in the 19th …

  • Last of the Vedic Texts

    Last of the Vedic Texts

    Published on 13th June, 2021, in Mid-day. In the Mimansa school that became popular 2,000 …

  • Two sanatan dharmas?

    Two sanatan dharmas?

    There are two meanings of the phrase sanatan dharma. One is political, and the other philosophical…

  • There Is No Escape From Myth

    There Is No Escape From Myth

    All cultures — Hindu, Christian, Greek or American — are guided by a myth communicated through a mythology…

  • Origins Of Religion

    Origins Of Religion

    The root of religion is imagination…

  • Knights in saffron armour

    Knights in saffron armour

    The unique feature of Hinduism is its diversity and fluidity…

  • Sacredness has an Expiry Date

    Sacredness has an Expiry Date

    Muhurat may end but it also eventually, inevitably, comes back…

  • Divinity in the food chain

    Divinity in the food chain

    Who does God care for: the predator or the prey?…

  • Putting Focus in Perspective

    Putting Focus in Perspective

    A focused man does not let his mind waver with thought. A man of perspective is fully aware of the consequence of all his action. The former can make one a thoughtless actor. The latter can make one a paralyzed thinker…

  • Celibacy is Unnatural

    Celibacy is Unnatural

    No animal and plant is known to be celibate…

  • The Regression of Rationality

    The Regression of Rationality

    Rationality cannot see itself being called a “belief”…

  • On Bhagavata

    On Bhagavata

    Since there are infinite levels of wisdom, there are infinite ways of seeing the same thing…

  • The Unpredictable Animal

    The Unpredictable Animal

    Relationships are never predictable. And this has been the bane of the corporate world…

  • A brief history of Vedic thought

    A brief history of Vedic thought

    When we try and study Vedic thought, we realize that we have to do a kind of mental archaeology, digging through layers of literature and ideas…

  • Female As Alpha

    Female As Alpha

    How patriarchy came to overturn natural laws that uphold female power…