Mythologist | Author | Speaker | Illustrator
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How Is Knowledge Transmitted?
Knowledge can be transmitted orally or in the form of texts. Hindus preferred the oral form…
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Brahmin Scripts, Bania Scripts
Right now the Harappan script decipherment is divided into two groups: those seeking consonants, alphabets and syllables (the Brahmin school) and those seeking trade symbols, codes and stamps (the Bania school). …
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The Parrot’s Erotic Secret
Andal’s love for her divine lord is expressed in her songs, which are highly erotic. There was no shame in expressing desire so overtly. At least, when Andal lived, 1,200 years ago. This was the time when celibacy was not linked to purity or piety…
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Vedic and Tamil Poets
Much like modern poets, the ancient poets survived because of patronage. If gods received poems, and patrons received fortune, the poet received payment. …
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The Arrival Of Southern Women
In “Sangam Literature”, the oldest Tamil poetry between 300 BCE and 300 CE, the same period where the Mahabharata, Ramayana, and the Dharmashastras were compiled in North India, women are ever-present, as wives and queens and heroines…
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Indian Knowledge Systems
The first list of an educational syllabus in India comes from the Chandogya Upanishad, when the Sanatakumar sages ask Narada what subjects he is proficient in. …
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Dr Pattanaik’s Events in the United States of America, 2016
The list of Dr Pattanaik’s events in the United States of America, dated between late September, 2016 and early October, 2016…
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Two Birds in Jaipur
About the vast wisdom imbibed in our ancient texts,waiting to enlighten us…
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Mythology in Films
This is a pointer to my talk in the conference on “Literature and Films” at the Film Institute, Pune, on 22 March 2009…
