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Hinduism

  • Bhakti Is Devotion? Is Loyalty?

    Bhakti Is Devotion? Is Loyalty?

    Published on 4th February, 2023, in Economic Times. Most family business owners in India prefer …

  • How the Gayatri Mantra, composed by men, heard by men, for a male deity, became embodied as a goddess

    How the Gayatri Mantra, composed by men, heard by men, for a male deity, became embodied as a goddess

    Published on 27th January, 2023, in The Hindu. Mantra is a carefully crafted sound formula …

  • How Jainism Spread From North to South In India

    How Jainism Spread From North to South In India

    Published on 11th January, 2023, in The Times of India. We are inclined to see …

  • The Sun Kings Who Ruled Sri Lanka

    The Sun Kings Who Ruled Sri Lanka

    Published on 15th January, 2023, in Mid-day. As 2022 drew to a close, the Government …

  • The Meaning of Contentment

    The Meaning of Contentment

    Published on 30th December, 2022, in The Hindu. At the start of anything new, like …

  • How Hara and Hari Helped Kings of Cambodia

    How Hara and Hari Helped Kings of Cambodia

    Published on 17th December, 2022, in Times of India. In the 5th century AD, i.e. …

  • Those Who Give Gifts Voluntarily Are Truly Rare and Great

    Those Who Give Gifts Voluntarily Are Truly Rare and Great

    Published on 10th December, 2022, in Economic Times. Many people think the world is unravelling …

  • Tantrik Temples In Faraway Java

    Tantrik Temples In Faraway Java

    Published on 4th December, 2022, in Mid-day. Indonesia today is a Muslim country except for …

  • How Did Jainism Survive In India?

    How Did Jainism Survive In India?

    Published on 3rd December, 2023, in The Times of India. Until its revival in the …

  • The Boar of Kantara Has Much Significance In Our Mythology

    The Boar of Kantara Has Much Significance In Our Mythology

    Published on 2nd December, 2022, in The Hindu. The domesticated pig descended from the wild …

  • American Snakes in Hindu Ganga

    American Snakes in Hindu Ganga

    Published on 27th November, 2022, in Mid-day. A section of American Hindus are trying to …

  • India and China Have Received Many Ideas from Each Other

    India and China Have Received Many Ideas from Each Other

    Published on 26th November, 2022, in Economic Times. Nationalists in India and China love the …

  • Why Goan Hinduism Is Unique in India?

    Why Goan Hinduism Is Unique in India?

    Published on 18th November, 2022, in Times of India. Goa is a sliver of land …

  • Why Some Gods Dance and Some Don’t

    Why Some Gods Dance and Some Don’t

    Published on 6th November, 2022, in the Times of India. One of the things we …

  • Again and Again and Again

    Again and Again and Again

    Published on 6th November, 2022, in Mid-day. In Greek mythology, we hear the story of …

  • Tell Me the Story of Chhat Puja

    Tell Me the Story of Chhat Puja

    Published on 30th October, 2022, in Mid-day. Many people asked me what is the significance …

  • Distracted by Balaram’s Beauty

    Distracted by Balaram’s Beauty

    Published on 23rd October, 2022, in Mid-day. In Persian lore, we hear the story of …

  • 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 …