Mythologist | Author | Speaker | Illustrator
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The glory of Odisha’s Gosani jatra
Delving into history takes us to the festival’s Odia roots…
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On Durga Puja, let’s not forget the glory of Odisha’s Gosani jatra
Delving into history takes us to the festival’s Odia roots…
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No fish for Gauri this year?
Myriad oral explanations indicate that the ritual is locally rooted and organic to the community; a ceremonial household expression of emotion, not based on any particular scriptural injunction…
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Gazing at a dying god
In the run-up to Rath Yatra, a magical night spent inside the Jagannath temple…
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Where were the lesbians on Independence Day?
Does it matter? It does, to gay and lesbian and transgender people, for stories validate identity…
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Mother Brahmi
When I hear stories of how Ganesha acted as a scribe and wrote down the Mahabharata dictated by Vyasa or how Hanuman wrote his Ramayana on leaves, or the name of Rama on the rocks used to build the bridge to Lanka, I wonder what script they used?…
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The Glamorization of Alcohol
When the gods churned the ocean of milk, amongst the many treasures that emerged there was a lady called Varuni, daughter of the sea-god Varuna, who was the goddess of wine. Actually goddess of alcohol, but wine sounds so much better than alcohol…
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Readymade Babies
Lately, we are hearing a lot about these new ways of baby making. Makes us think – depending on who we are that either the world is becoming very modern or everything is collapsing…
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How do you tell a story like the Ramayana?
The epic is like a river. It flows where it will, resisting narrow interpretations…
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Daughters of Shiva
We are all aware of the famous sons;here is something about the daughters as well…
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Is he fresh ? (Kaula hai ?)
Mercifully, sometimes, a perceived flaw is a blessing in disguise. (A fictional short story)…
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Burden of Unity
A thousand different languages,scripts,food,castes,religions,political views and beliefs and they all unite to make one India…
