Mythologist | Author | Speaker | Illustrator
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Articles
Herding Indian cats in a non-compliant culture
Published on 9th February, 2019, in Economic Times. One of the things that you notice when you travel to countries like Australia and Singapore is the obsession with rules and regulations, and the rigorous implementation of systems…
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Decoding Ganesha: it is difficult to reduce him to a signpost of a single idea
Bachelor or polygamous? Ancient god or contemporary Buddhist icon? Ganesha, like Hinduism, refuses to be reduced to a single idea…
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Articles
When did events of Ramayana and Mahabharata actually occur?
It all depends on what answer you are prepared to receive, for the answer is complicated and mired in politics…
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Articles
Queer Enchantment
Yes, Indic mythology is full of queer stories. But few are aware of it. And those who are not aware of it, usually assume they don’t exist…
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The transformation of the Buddha
A telling of the history of the Buddha and the different forms of Buddhism…
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The Thunder Dragon
Modernity ? Yes,of course but everything comes with a price.Is that price worth it ?…
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Books
7 Secrets from Hindu Calendar Art:
Hindu Calendar art speaks a language that is indifferent to rationality. It is the language of a people’s faith…
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Interviews
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 the cover, without getting into what the book actually contains…
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Articles
Can Buddha Laugh?
His smile,His laughter and it’s different interpretations in different cultures…
