Vedic

  • Out of the Woods

    Out of the Woods

    Published on 20th May, 2022, in The Hindu. The word ‘history’ as we know it …

  • Why Scholars Don’t Agree About the Origins of the Shivlinga

    Why Scholars Don’t Agree About the Origins of the Shivlinga

    Published on 18th May, 2022, in Times of India. Orientalist academicians love describing the Shiva-ling …

  • How Nepal Came to Be Once Called ‘Asli Hindustan’

    How Nepal Came to Be Once Called ‘Asli Hindustan’

    Published on 7th May, 2022, in Times of India. In the 18th century, as many …

  • Dogs, Rats, Unicorns and Other Animal Guilds

    Dogs, Rats, Unicorns and Other Animal Guilds

    Published on 30th April, 2022, in Economic Times. Animals have a close relationship with human …

  • The Jogi As Seasonal Hermit

    The Jogi As Seasonal Hermit

    Published on 23rd April, 2022, in The Hindu. In North India, especially in the Gangetic …

  • Female Voice in Rig Veda

    Female Voice in Rig Veda

    Published on 10th April, 2022, in Mid-day. The Rig Vedic hymns were composed over 3,000 …

  • An Eclipsing of History That Frightens Many Hindus

    An Eclipsing of History That Frightens Many Hindus

    Published on 26th March, 2022, in Times of India. People forget. If you go to …

  • How Do We Know What’s History, Myth or Legend?

    How Do We Know What’s History, Myth or Legend?

    Published on 12th March, 2022, in Times of India. In ancient times, ‘itihasa’ meant stories …

  • Pashupati and the Harappan Seal.

    Pashupati and the Harappan Seal.

    Published on 25th February, 2022, in The Hindu. We have all heard of the Pashupati …

  • ‘Are We Seeking Cultural Unity By Denying History?’

    ‘Are We Seeking Cultural Unity By Denying History?’

    Published on 12th February, 2022, in Times of India. Tall statues of men, using Indian …

  • Ramayana in Jataka

    Ramayana in Jataka

    Published on 17th January, 2022, in Mid-day. The Ramayana story reveals the Vedic world that …

  • Bengali: How to Become Rich

    Bengali: How to Become Rich

    Translated version of  How to Become Rich: 12 Lessons I Learnt from Vedic and Puranic …

  • There Is No Yagna Without Yoga

    There Is No Yagna Without Yoga

    Published on 25th December, 2021, in Economic Times. In the Vedic world, to practice dharma …

  • Gods of the Week

    Gods of the Week

    Published on 5th December, 2021, in Mid-day. The seven-day-week is not based on any natural …

  • ‘Dharma’ Always Comes With ‘Dharma-sankat’

    ‘Dharma’ Always Comes With ‘Dharma-sankat’

    Published on 4th December, 2021, in The Hindu. In a crime, the victim accuses the …

  • Was the Harappan Civilisation Hindu?

    Was the Harappan Civilisation Hindu?

    Published on 28th November, 2021, in Mid-day. We often trace the origin of Hinduism to …