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    Kappiri, Habshi and African Slave Gods

    Kappiri, Habshi and African Slave Gods

    The eastern coast of Africa has a long relationship of trade with the western coast of India. However much of it is undocumented and hence it is not part of the popular imagination…

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    Donation of Courtesans

    Donation of Courtesans

    Published on 17th February, 2023, in Economic Times. Chanakya’s Arthashastra talks about appointing a superintendent …

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    The Mountains That Stopped Eagles

    The Mountains That Stopped Eagles

    Published on 23rd October, 2022, in The Times of India. The mountains that stopped eagles …

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    Cholas In Focus

    Cholas In Focus

    Published on 16th October, 2022, in The Hindu. Cholas in focus: 12th century war poem …

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    How a ‘Ram Rajya’ Was Established In South

    How a ‘Ram Rajya’ Was Established In South

    Published on 27th August, 2022, in Times of India. About 700 years ago, on the …

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    The Jogi As Seasonal Hermit

    The Jogi As Seasonal Hermit

    Published on 23rd April, 2022, in The Hindu. In North India, especially in the Gangetic …

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    The Jain Monk and His Saka Saviours

    The Jain Monk and His Saka Saviours

    Published on 25th March, 2022, in The Hindu About two thousand years ago incidents took …

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    Mythology of Bengali Pirs

    Mythology of Bengali Pirs

    Published on 24th January, 2021, in Mid-day. Islam reached Bengal somewhere in the 13th century. …

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    View: The Sacred Balance Of Power

    View: The Sacred Balance Of Power

    Published on 6th March, 2020, in The Economic Times Across religious scriptures, we come across …

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    Mapping mythology, history and art with Wendell Rodricks

    Mapping mythology, history and art with Wendell Rodricks

    Published on 3rd March, 2020 in The Hindu I find it hard to believe that …

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    Is samosa Indian, or Vedic?

    Is samosa Indian, or Vedic?

    Many ingredients and dishes came to India from foreign lands. Likewise, many ingredients and dishes went from India to foreign lands…

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