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  • Mythical Evolution

    Mythical Evolution

    Was it God or random chance?…

  • Mother Brahmi

    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?…

  • The Glamorization of Alcohol

    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…

  • Readymade Babies

    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…

  • How do you tell a story like the Ramayana?

    How do you tell a story like the Ramayana?

    The epic is like a river. It flows where it will, resisting narrow interpretations…

  • Of Aubergine and Okra

    Of Aubergine and Okra

    For whom is a story told?…

  • Daughters of Shiva

    Daughters of Shiva

    We are all aware of the famous sons;here is something about the daughters as well…

  • Is he fresh ? (Kaula hai ?)

    Is he fresh ? (Kaula hai ?)

    Mercifully, sometimes, a perceived flaw is a blessing in disguise. (A fictional short story)…

  • Burden of Unity

    Burden of Unity

    A thousand different languages,scripts,food,castes,religions,political views and beliefs and they all unite to make one India…

  • Babbling in India

    Babbling in India

    English is the new Sanskrit and the language of India’s creamy layer…

  • Mythic Evolution

    Mythic Evolution

    So did man evolve from animals? Why?…

  • Decoding Ganesha

    Decoding Ganesha

    The One whose arrival is greeted with the utmost joy,The One whose name has to be uttered before every auspicious occasion…

  • Common Corporate Culture Beyond Belief

    Common Corporate Culture Beyond Belief

    Does it really matter how we get there ? What matters is where we are trying to reach…

  • Food for the Kitchen Goddess

    Food for the Kitchen Goddess

    Food really does determine what we are and who we are !…