Myth Theory

  • Not without the Goddess

    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…

  • Many Gitas

    Many Gitas

    While Gita popularly refers only to Bhagavad Gita, there are many ‘Gitas’ in Indian literature. …

  • Birth of Death

    Birth of Death

    To die, you must be alive, crave for life, withdraw from threats, seek protection and nourishment…

  • The Doubtful Reality of Histories

    The Doubtful Reality of Histories

    History, for the rishis, is how we use imagination to make sense of the world…

  • The Wheel has Many Spokes

    The Wheel has Many Spokes

    At the center of the Indian national flag is a wheel. What does it represent?…

  • Dancing for Balram

    Dancing for Balram

    But the underlying idea is one of seduction — to break the resolve of the hermit…

  • Delusion of culture

    Delusion of culture

    Somehow it is easier to cope with a mystery that has a face…

  • Marks on the forehead

    Marks on the forehead

    It is time to stop and look at them, decode them, understand what they mean, for locked in them is wisdom of our ancestors awaiting discovery…

  • Advertising Widows

    Advertising Widows

    All about the slowly disappearing red dot…

  • When Shiva told a story

    When Shiva told a story

    “Once upon a time………..”…

  • Capital Politics

    Capital Politics

    God, god, Goddess, bhagavan, Bhagavan, ishwar…

  • What luck

    What luck

    Go on and just accept that somethings happen due to sheer good luck.Sometimes,there is no rationalizing a certain happening…

  • The Talking Thali

    The Talking Thali

    Food ! Baked,steamed,fried – served in courses or all at once – eaten with cutlery or without – the timing of consumption – the sequence of consumption ! It’s about food !…

  • The container of wisdom

    The container of wisdom

    The important thing is to realize that your value is not derived from petty virtues…

  • Grant me my delusions

    Grant me my delusions

    Oh,how sweetly deceptive is the balm of an illusion !…

  • Timeless wisdom of the horse

    Timeless wisdom of the horse

    Sanatan ; wisdom -timeless,universal,immortal…