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How Did Tantra Spread from India to Tibet?
Published on 14th August, 2021, in Times of India. Tibetan Buddhism is called Vajrayana Buddhism, …
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What Was Hinduism Like Before Temples?
Published on 16th July, 2021, in Times of India. Harappan seals indicate that its residents …
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Metaphor Of Three Goddesses
Published on 11th July, 2021, in Mid-day. Hindu mythology uses metaphor of human relationships to …
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Ancestor Worship In the Vedas
Published on 27th June, 2021, in Mid-day. The Vedic people worshipped celestial beings known as …
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Books
Marriage: 100 Stories Around India’s Favourite Ritual
Marriage, by mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik, brings together stories from Vedic, Puranic, Tamil, and Sanskrit literature, …
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How Brahma Lost His Position
Published on 25th April, 2021, in Mid-day. In Vedic times, 3,000 years ago, Brahma referred …
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Are Brahmins a Single, Homogenous Group?
Who is a Hindu? Are Brahmins a single, homogenous group? Published on 25th April, 2021, …
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Fluid Marriage Rites
Published on 7th March, 2021, in Mid-day. Suriya, the daughter of the sun-god, marries the …
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Is Goddess Saraswati Connected to Love and Longing?
Published on 14th February, 2021, in Mumbai Mirror. Valentine’s Day upsets Hindutva, that valorises men …
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Hinduism Beyond Vedas
Published on 20th December, 2020, in Mumbai Mirror. Hinduism is typically taught through a historical …
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The Geography of Gods
Who Is a Hindu? The Geography of Gods. Published on 8th November, 2020, in Mumbai …
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Sita Is Not Helen
Published on 1st November, 2020, in Mid-day. Many people are of the opinion that Greek …
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From ‘Shri’ Ram To ‘Siya’ Ram
Published om 6th September, 2020, in Mid-day. While laying the foundation stone of the Ram …
