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Between Tantrik Lines
Meaning is given to the art by the artist and by the observer of the art…
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A different Kind of Goddess
In India, the Goddess was always powerful. Without her there could be no God…
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Four Types of Sex
As one goes through Hindu scriptures one finds different types of sexual activity that can easily be classified as dharma sex, artha sex, kama sex, and moksha sex…
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Letting go of a Part
To donate an organ, two critical emotions are needed: renunciation (vairgaya) and devotion (bhakti)…
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The Goddess Collective and its Brother
Shrines of the six or seven sisters are found across India from the Himalayas to the Gangetic plains to the forests of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu…
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The Divine Marriage
One wonders if are they talking about men and women, or something else. And as in all things Indian, the answer is both…
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Domesticating Rules
We want a society where everyone is genuine and authentic and rule-following. An ideal society. But such a society we will also find boring…
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From North to South
The Puranas are full of stories that speak of movements from the North to the South. It is never clear if these movements from North to South are physical, or metaphorical…
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A Change of Language
Language is dynamic. And since words create worlds, the world is dynamic. This dynamism is seen in religion too…
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Tale of Three Marys
Who were these three Marys? There are many theories about their identity…
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Not without the Goddess
The Goddess plays a key role in Indic thought, most in Hinduism, quite a bit in Buddhism and to some degree in Jainism…
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Many Gitas
While Gita popularly refers only to Bhagavad Gita, there are many ‘Gitas’ in Indian literature. …
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Birth of Death
To die, you must be alive, crave for life, withdraw from threats, seek protection and nourishment…
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The Doubtful Reality of Histories
History, for the rishis, is how we use imagination to make sense of the world…
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The Wheel has Many Spokes
At the center of the Indian national flag is a wheel. What does it represent?…
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Dancing for Balram
But the underlying idea is one of seduction — to break the resolve of the hermit…
