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  • Why Goan Hinduism Is Unique in India?

    Why Goan Hinduism Is Unique in India?

    Published on 18th November, 2022, in Times of India. Goa is a sliver of land …

  • Temples Used to Give Spiritual Benefits to the Market and Get Material Ones in Return.

    Temples Used to Give Spiritual Benefits to the Market and Get Material Ones in Return.

    Published on 15th October, 2022, in Economic Times. Along the banks of the Tungabhadra, the …

  • 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 …

  • How Advaita Shapes the Indian Headshake

    How Advaita Shapes the Indian Headshake

    Published on 17th September, 2022, in Economic Times. The most popular school of Vedanta is …

  • Pre-Macaulay Models of Teaching

    Pre-Macaulay Models of Teaching

    Published on 3rd July, 2022, in Mid-day. Today, anyone can go to a school or …

  • View: The Idea that People Are Driven by Economic Realities Is a Flawed Argument

    View: The Idea that People Are Driven by Economic Realities Is a Flawed Argument

    Published on 14th May, 2022, in Economic Times. A Hindu temple is often called Deul. …

  • Lion Atop an Elephant

    Lion Atop an Elephant

    Published on 8th May, 2022, in Mid-day. A very common motif found in Indian art …

  • 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 …

  • How Hindus of Andaman and Nicobar Rejected Religious Bigotry,

    How Hindus of Andaman and Nicobar Rejected Religious Bigotry,

    Published on 9th April, 2022, in Times of India. Located where the Andaman Sea meets …

  • No, It’s Neither a Sin Nor Un-Indian to Drink Alchohol

    No, It’s Neither a Sin Nor Un-Indian to Drink Alchohol

    Published on 1st April, 2022, in Times of India. There are two types of alcohol. …

  • 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 We Know?

    How Do We Know What We Know?

    Published on 20th March, 2022, in Mid-day. How do we know what we know? This …

  • How Trade Blossomed an Exchange of Ideas Between India and Arabia.

    How Trade Blossomed an Exchange of Ideas Between India and Arabia.

    Published on 26th February, 2022, in Times of India. Indians had been trading with Arabs …

  • Unfaithful Wives Across Seas

    Unfaithful Wives Across Seas

    Published on 13th February, 2022, in Mid-day. For nearly 2,000 years, Arab traders used the …

  • ‘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 …

  • View: Reclaiming Loans Is an Achievement, But Writing Off Loans Is the Super-achievement

    View: Reclaiming Loans Is an Achievement, But Writing Off Loans Is the Super-achievement

    Published on 22nd January, 2022, in Economic Times. 2500 years ago, a great revolution took …

  • How Puritanical Islam Faced Backlash in India

    How Puritanical Islam Faced Backlash in India

    Published on 15th January, 2022, in Times of India. People who follow secularism have been …