World Mythology
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That Delightful Honeymoon
In the mouths of political celibates, the word ‘honeymoon’ can become vulgar. But the word itself is full of tenderness, anxieties and aspirations of newly weds.
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A different Kind of Goddess
In India, the Goddess was always powerful. Without her there could be no God.
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The Goddess Collective and its Brother
Shrines of the six or seven sisters are found across India from the Himalayas to the Gangetic plains to the forests of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
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A Change of Language
Language is dynamic. And since words create worlds, the world is dynamic. This dynamism is seen in religion too.
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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.
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No Diversity in Babel
Yes, diversity creates conflict and competition but it also allows for the rising of new ideas.
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Ship of Theseus
This is about the philosophical idea ‘Ship of Theseus’ also known as ‘Abraham Lincoln’s Axe’.
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Hindu, not Homophobic
In Hinduism, God is both outside and inside, formless (nirguna) and of myriad different forms (saguna): mineral, plant, celestial body, animal, half-animal, half-human, male, female, even half-female.
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Desperately Seeking a Role Model
In many ways our quest for the perfect role model failed us because life is not perfect and humans are not perfect.
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The Doubtful Reality of Histories
History, for the rishis, is how we use imagination to make sense of the world.
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The imagined absence of feudalism
While the feudal orders are frowned by the new world of politics and economics, the human desire to dominate cannot be underestimated.
