Hinduism
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What economist, Bibek Debroy, has to say about “Jaya”.
This isn’t an illustrated retelling of the Mahabharata. While it is that, it shouldn’t be looked at as only that. It is much more than that and perhaps this narrow interpretation has deterred people, who look at the title and…
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In Defence of the Buffalo
Can the word ‘evil’ be translated in Hindi or, for that matter, any Indian language?
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The Constructions of Holy Books
The modern cosmopolitan urban Hindu often overlooks this history and these divisions perhaps because it is so much convenient to ‘unify the diversity’ of Hinduism through one book.
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The Rise of the Temple
A short history of temple building in India reveals interesting little details
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What Darshan Means
The high point of Hindu rituals is the act of darshan – looking at the image of the deity.
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Caste Again
Caste viewed in a rebirth framework is very different from caste viewed in a one-life framework.
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Interviewing Wendy Doniger
Not the ‘media-edited’ one that was published in Sunday Midday, 25 Oct 2009
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Butter or Blood
The similarity between the apparently dissimiliar Bhagavata Krishna and the Mahabharata Krishna
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On Krishna’s chariot stands Shikhandi
Westernization has not changed bedroom habits; it has simply led to an embarrassed denial of our sacred scriptures.
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Did Homosexuality exist in ancient India?
Homosexuals existed but were almost invisible in Indian history
