World Mythology

  • Diversity of all religions

    Diversity of all religions

    Every successful religion has a force that creates unity and a counterforce that creates diversity…

  • The Geography of Knowledge

    The Geography of Knowledge

    Why have we given the West authority to determine limits of management studies?…

  • Hatred is not Divine

    Hatred is not Divine

    when someone says that homosexuality is not ‘approved’ by Hinduism, they are missing the whole point of Hinduism…

  • The yoga trap

    The yoga trap

    Is yoga Hindu or Indian, secular or religious?…

  • In justice we trust

    In justice we trust

    Humans hope for a world where the crime is seen without factoring in the estate or titles of the accused…

  • My faith is My Business

    My faith is My Business

    Religion and business were separated in the West, not so in India…

  • God of Sunday

    God of Sunday

    Why was the first day of the week associated with the Sun, no one knows. It is one of those mysteries of history that remain unresolved…

  • How fares the King?

    How fares the King?

    How do we judge those who we believe will take us to the Promised Land?…

  • Unable to Plan

    Unable to Plan

    Why are Indians famous for glamorizing last minute rush and imperfect closures?…

  • Rape in the Bible

    Rape in the Bible

    How we forget the victim/survivor as we turn her body into the arena of our politics…

  • Saviour versus Oppressor

    Saviour versus Oppressor

    We want to save the prey, but we want to be the predator…

  • Karmic Hisab-Kitab

    Karmic Hisab-Kitab

    The Union Budget presented before Parliament inspires DEVDUTT PATTANAIK to look at the bigger picture to examine the balance sheet of our life…

  • Bromances from mythology

    Bromances from mythology

    Our ancient texts are about all kinds of unions. Modern India could do with some catching up…

  • Mythical Evolution

    Mythical Evolution

    Was it God or random chance?…

  • Gods of Zero and Infinity

    Gods of Zero and Infinity

    When the denominator of life is one, the world is different from when the denominator of life is infinity…

  • 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…