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Does India Link Us to Our British Rulers or Ramayana?
Unless we accept the story of Indumati, India is effectively a name by which the outsider saw India…
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BooksFeatured Books
Bahubali: 63 Insights Into Jainism
In Bahubali, Devdutt Pattanaik explores the stories, symbols, rituals and ideas associated with one of India’s most ancient but lesser-known faiths, and shows us why the tenets of Jainism are still very relevant to all of us even today…
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Seventy-Two, Not Just Houri
But in mythology, seventy two is a very exciting number. It is 2 raise the power of 3 (2x2x2) multiplied by 3 raise to the power of 2 (3×3). A perfect symmetry which gives us 8×9 = 72. In ancient times, such numbers had sacred meaning…
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Krishna’s Sister and the Varying Interpretations Of Her Image
One of the oldest caves (number 27) in Ellora in Maharashtra, has the image of a goddess holding a lotus flower, flanked by two gods…
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Who are the power-broking landlord monks of Tamil Nadu?
Sengol is a staff of royal authority. We can call the symbol of justice in the spirit of wordplay, when a symbol of monarchy is made the symbol of democracy. …
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Jain Vaman and Jain Parashuram
Published on 23rd April, 2023, in Mid-day. Jainism thrived in the western part of India, …
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Forgotten Ballads Of Indian Merchants
Published on 1st April, 2023, in Economic Times. India was famous for trading with Southeast …
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Why the Location of Shiva’s Pillars Has Become So Controversial
Published on 25th February, 2023, in Times of India. The Assam government’s claim that the …
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Veda, Vedanga, Vedanta
Published on 19th February, 2023, in Mid-day. Hinduism can be divided into three major eras. …
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The Forgotten Women Who Helped Shape Jainism
Jainism follows the path revealed by 24 sages known as Tirthankara, who appear in every …
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How Jainism Spread From North to South In India
Published on 11th January, 2023, in The Times of India. We are inclined to see …
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The Meaning of Contentment
Published on 30th December, 2022, in The Hindu. At the start of anything new, like …
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How Did Jainism Survive In India?
Published on 3rd December, 2023, in The Times of India. Until its revival in the …
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American Snakes in Hindu Ganga
Published on 27th November, 2022, in Mid-day. A section of American Hindus are trying to …
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Why Some Gods Dance and Some Don’t
Published on 6th November, 2022, in the Times of India. One of the things we …
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Again and Again and Again
Published on 6th November, 2022, in Mid-day. In Greek mythology, we hear the story of …
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Temples Used to Give Spiritual Benefits to the Market and Get Material Ones in Return.
Published on 15th October, 2022, in Economic Times. Along the banks of the Tungabhadra, the …
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Why East India’s Contribution to Hinduism Remains Forgotten
Published on 24th September, 2022, in Times of India. Whenever we talk about Hinduism of …