Mythology

  • Delusion of culture

    Delusion of culture

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

  • Two-way Street

    Two-way Street

    Induction can be equated to the first week of the bride in the new house…

  • When the Oar became a Winnowing fan

    When the Oar became a Winnowing fan

    What is critical to one is not critical to another…

  • The story of Ram’s elder sister

    The story of Ram’s elder sister

    In keeping with the times where we want to celebrate our girl children too…

  • Power Exchange

    Power Exchange

    Fear works only until people have another option…

  • Descent of Kalki

    Descent of Kalki

    What goes away comes back. So what is being rescued?…

  • The weak in the pack

    The weak in the pack

    For the cynic, battlegrounds are truth; playgrounds are fantasy…

  • When the wallet grows, but not the heart

    When the wallet grows, but not the heart

    As organizations grow, we often think only in economic terms (Lakshmi growth). We not think of the impact on emotions (Durga); the associated loss/gain of power. We do not think of the impact on imagination and thought (Saraswati)…

  • When the goddess demands cross dressing

    When the goddess demands cross dressing

    The Goddess is equated with the fierce mother and very clearly distinguished from the woman who is seen as property and object of pleasure…

  • Desire and the Goddess

    Desire and the Goddess

    The seed of any enterprise, any yagna, is desire, kama…

  • 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…

  • Gazing upon the mythic woman

    Gazing upon the mythic woman

    Like the idol of the deity in a Hindu temple, meaning comes from the devotee…

  • Ignite my hunger

    Ignite my hunger

    To reach out to any consumer, we need to understand human hunger and its triggers…

  • Green-eyed colleague

    Green-eyed colleague

    At the core of the problem is the issue of power…

  • A fair Share

    A fair Share

    Who decides what is fair? Fairness is subjective, not objective…

  • Sunrise, Sunset

    Sunrise, Sunset

    Eventually everyone has to go…