Mythologist | Author | Speaker | Illustrator
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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 Meaninglessness of Rituals
Rituals have no intrinsic meaning. But that does not mean they are not valuable…
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Videos
Shikhandi: And Other Tales They Don’t Tell You
Patriarchy asserts men are superior to women, Feminism clarifies women and men are equal, Queerness questions what constitutes male and female…
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Interviews
Thoughts: On “Business Sutra” by Bibek Debroy
“This book can’t be reviewed. It has to be read.” – B. Debroy…
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Articles
Indianomix – Mythical or Modern
This is an exclusive excerpt from Vivek Dehejia and Rupa Subramanya’s book “Indianomix,” published by Random House India on Dec. 6. This excerpt is adapted from the fourth section of Chapter 5, “Mythical or Modern?”…
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Endings are a point of view
You and only you alone,know what is the best for you.You and only you alone, can find the right answer…
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Fashion of the gods
A reflection of the clothes worn through the ages as shown by gods and goddesses…
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The Talking Thali
Food ! Baked,steamed,fried – served in courses or all at once – eaten with cutlery or without – the timing of consumption – the sequence of consumption ! It’s about food !…
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Not quite a dog eat dog world
It is absolutely possible for everyone to survive here.Perhaps,its just that we do not care to make the effort to let our opponent survive,as well…
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Its 5000 years old
History has never held so much importance for India as have popular notions.Perhaps,thats why much of of it is not as accurate as that of the West…
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Indian Thought via Western Eye
It is very difficult to reach a middle ground when the two parties involved are fundamentally different-in thought and cultural upbringing…
