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  • 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 …

  • Collaboration in a Vedic Ritual

    Collaboration in a Vedic Ritual

    Published on 29th October, 2022, in Economic Times. View: Ancient cultures prioritised collaboration over competition, …

  • 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 …

  • Cholas In Focus

    Cholas In Focus

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

  • Why the Hindus Own Their Tallest Temples To the Cholas

    Why the Hindus Own Their Tallest Temples To the Cholas

    Published on 7th October, 2022, in Times of India. Nobody will admit this, out of …

  • Silent Screams In Bhrigu’s Dreams

    Silent Screams In Bhrigu’s Dreams

    Published on 2nd October, 2022, in Mid-day. A large forest was torn down to make …

  • Why East India’s Contribution to Hinduism Remains Forgotten

    Why East India’s Contribution to Hinduism Remains Forgotten

    Published on 24th September, 2022, in Times of India. Whenever we talk about Hinduism of …

  • The Shaven Head of Adi Shankara

    The Shaven Head of Adi Shankara

    Published on 16th September, 2022, in The Hindu. Vedic Rishis are imagined with long hair, …

  • Why Origins of the Caste System Polarise Both Left and Right

    Why Origins of the Caste System Polarise Both Left and Right

    Published on 11th September, 2022, in Times of India. A peculiar feature of the internet …

  • Sound and Meaning of Veda

    Sound and Meaning of Veda

    Published on 11th September, 2022, in Mid-day. Mantra means a sound meant to connect the …

  • Garuda Purana

    Garuda Purana

    and Other Hindu Ideas on Death, Rebirth & Immortality…

  • Myth and Memories Before History

    Myth and Memories Before History

    Published on 28th August, 2022, in Mid-Day. Vedic literature is full of stories informing us …

  • 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 …

  • When Somnath Temple Was Being Raided, Chola kings Were Reaching Vietnam

    When Somnath Temple Was Being Raided, Chola kings Were Reaching Vietnam

    Published on 15th August, 2022, in Times of India. As per Brahmin lore, all civilisation …

  • Three Global Gifts From Indian Civilisation

    Three Global Gifts From Indian Civilisation

    Published on 14th August, 2022, in Mid-day. Culture creates ideas. Civilisation shares ideas. Can India …

  • Can Indians Really Decolonise Their Mindset

    Can Indians Really Decolonise Their Mindset

    Published on 31st July, 2022, in Times of India. Of late, politicians, journalists and actors …

  • Wisdom of Seeds, Before Sanskrit

    Wisdom of Seeds, Before Sanskrit

    Published on 17th July, 2022, in Mid-day. In Indian mythology, two metaphors are used to …

  • Did Aryans Migrate Out of India to the West, or to the South?

    Did Aryans Migrate Out of India to the West, or to the South?

    Published on 16th July, 2022, in Times of India. Three kinds of people love the …