Subjects

  • Leaders as myth-makers

    Leaders as myth-makers

    The power of one man’s vision can shake worlds…

  • Vishnu as Leader

    Vishnu as Leader

    Most often than not,it is the person taking the middle ground who emerges as the victor !…

  • Lustful Intentions

    Lustful Intentions

    There is a teaching hidden in every line in the Ramayana but instead of learning lessons from it,very often than not, we are embarrassed by it;which leads to us hiding or ignoring it…

  • Elephant Lore

    Elephant Lore

    Is it any wonder the majestic Elephant holds such a revered place in our stories,legends,folklores and mythology ?…

  • Lost Civilizations with Flying Saucers

    Lost Civilizations with Flying Saucers

    Are there references to flying saucers in mythology?…

  • From Oedipus To Yayati

    From Oedipus To Yayati

    We can shut our eyes and close our ears to it but that does not mean it doesn’t exist…

  • Myth as History

    Myth as History

    Most stories,tales,epics are not necessarily backed by solid,verfiable fact…

  • Karmic Debt and Karmic Equity

    Karmic Debt and Karmic Equity

    Sometimes,even the right path may have unforseen consequences.But we still need to take it.After all,the rewards too,are spectacular…

  • The Clothes of Draupadi

    The Clothes of Draupadi

    The disrobing of Draupadi is horrifying not simply for the terrible act of humiliating a woman in public- it is what it signifies – the collapse of dharma…

  • Celebrating Shiva’s Holy Night

    Celebrating Shiva’s Holy Night

    An unconventional God – an unconventional way and rituals of worship…

  • LAKSHMI, the Goddess of Wealth and Fortune: An Introduction

    LAKSHMI, the Goddess of Wealth and Fortune: An Introduction

    Lakshmi, the goddess of material abundance, affluence, authority and auspiciousness, is the most popular goddess of the Hindu pantheon. An understanding of her helps in appreciating the Hindu attitude towards wealth and power…

  • Threshold of Chastity and Civilization

    Threshold of Chastity and Civilization

    On the significance of the Lakshman Rekha…