World Mythology
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Gods of Zero and Infinity
When the denominator of life is one, the world is different from when the denominator of life is infinity.
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There Is No Escape From Myth
All cultures — Hindu, Christian, Greek or American — are guided by a myth communicated through a mythology.
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The power of myth explained
Key points of Devdutt Pattanaik’s talk at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2015.
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Nature shrugs, conflicts stop, temporarily
The world changes, yet remains the same. Technology transforms but nature stays static.
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How many times should we do it, God?
How similar people are around the world, in different times, in different places, for all their apparent differences.
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Who’s That King?
The legend of Prester John, apart from its curiosity value, really helped stimulate exploration of the far east and Asia.
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For the entrepreneur, wealth, fame and size don’t come cheap
Companies are trying hard to shed this image and becoming polis through processes, technology and the idea of the institution, where all people are equal and where processes and systems ensure work gets done.
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Tale of the dragonfly
I wondered what prompted the great astrophysicist, who spent his entire life studying the sun, to tell the tale of the dragonfly.
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In a Traditional Relationship With Shiny Surfaces
The greatest tragedy in the world is not to be able to see oneself.
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Self-styled saints and registered saints
To be a saint, one not only needs to be holy (that can be disputed) but also have followers (that can be proved).
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So what if Ganesha had plastic surgery?
This is not a page out of mythological fiction novel. This is what some people believe happened in India’s past, long ago.
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The Right to be a Philistine
It’s a pattern that is so repetitive that you realize it has become a trap – for both those who mock and those who celebrate philistinism.
