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Myth Theory

  • The tale of two epics

    The tale of two epics

    A hypothesis that the Ramayana and Mahabharata were reactions to Buddhism…

  • Grammar of the Gods

    Grammar of the Gods

    Goddesses in mythology are symbols of ideas, and not always expressions of patriarchal delusions…

  • We did start the Fire

    We did start the Fire

    What the British disdainfully referred to as pre-modern in the 18th century turns out to be actually post-post-modern in the 21st century…

  • Painting the town blue

    Painting the town blue

    A parable is not a myth….parables are prescriptive…they have a moral ending…here is one…

  • Gods of the little tradition

    Gods of the little tradition

    Every village has its own mythology that is different from the one imposed by the mainstream, often urban, culture…

  • A Mythic Inheritance

    A Mythic Inheritance

    Mythology is not about gods killing demons…

  • Mythic Evolution

    Mythic Evolution

    So did man evolve from animals? Why?…

  • Namam

    Namam

    Children peeping from behind a cloth sporting sacred marks on their foreheads. These marks are …

  • Lost Civilizations with Flying Saucers

    Lost Civilizations with Flying Saucers

    Are there references to flying saucers in mythology?…

  • From Oedipus To Yayati

    From Oedipus To Yayati

    We can shut our eyes and close our ears to it but that does not mean it doesn’t exist…

  • Myth as History

    Myth as History

    Most stories,tales,epics are not necessarily backed by solid,verfiable fact…

  • Frames of Reference

    Frames of Reference

    What we see,what we perceive…how much of it is true ? Who can tell ?…