Mythologist | Author | Speaker | Illustrator
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Articles
Will India inc hire gay Tim Cook post-377 verdict?
With Supreme Court of India decimalizing homosexuality in no uncertain terms on 6th September 2018, will companies include ‘sexuality’ as part of their diversity policy?…
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Articles
Were Hindus always casteist?
Note: the word caste is a European word for clan that is used for the Indian system of jati. The word jati, in turn, is confused with the Vedic system of varna…
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Books
Marathi: The Book of Ram
Translation of The Book of Ram राम म्हणजे सामाजिक मूल्यांची जोपासना करणारा मर्यादा पुरुषोत्तम| राम म्हणजे रघुवंशाचा वारस, सूर्यकुलातलं एक रत्न आणि विष्णूचा सातवा अवतार अनेक स्त्रीवाद्यांनी त्याला झिडकारलं, तर राजकारण्यांनी त्याला प्रचारासाठी वापरलं; पण त्यामुळे त्यांचं वैभव आणि त्याची भव्यता या गोष्टी मात्र तसूभरही उणावल्या नाहीत| हिंदू धर्मियांनी ज्याची पूजा राजाच्या रूपात केली, असं…
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Interviews
The mythology of one god is what we call religion
The interpreter of mythology explains the importance of pluralism and diversity…
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Articles
Did arrival of Muslim invaders a thousand years ago destroy Hindu culture?
Published on 31st May, 2017, on www.dailyo.in . The arrival of Muslim invaders a thousand years ago dramatically transformed the Hindu culture. Like in any invasion, there was destruction, mayhem and trauma. Hindu Kush in Afghanistan literally means ‘killer of Hindu (slaves)’ during early phase of this invasion and the ruins of Vijayanagara by a…
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Articles
Virgin Mary in Vailankanni
At her shrine in Vailankanni, Tamil Nadu, devotees bow to her, stretch out their hands and crawl to her shrine to express their devotion and faith…
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Moved by bhakti
Pilgrims make the long journey to Pandharpur singing songs of revolution, their affection for Mother Krishna syncopated to a beat of social reform…
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Books
Marathi: 7 Secrets of the Goddess
Translation of the 7 Secrets of the Goddess Lakshmi massages Vishnu’s feet. Is this male domination? Kali stands on Shiva’s chest. Is this female domination? Shiva is half a woman. Is this gender quality? Why then is Shakti never half a man? Taken literally, stories, symbols and rituals of Hindu mythology have…
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Articles
Unlimited Choice
The Ramayana is not a text; it is an evolving tradition; the many versions only enrich it further. You can choose the one that appeals to you…
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Books
Marathi: Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana
Translation of Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana नगरीपासून दूर अरण्याच्या मधोमध सारथ्याने रथ थांबवला, वृक्षराजीमधून चालण्यासाठी अधीरतेने सीता उतरली. सारथी लक्ष्मण रथातच बसला होता. त्याला काहीतरी सांगायचे आहे हे जाणवून सीता थबकली. जमिनीकडे दृष्टी लावून शेवटी लक्ष्मण बोलला, “तुझा पती, माझा मोठा भाऊ, अयोध्येचा राजा राम याची इच्छा आहे की गावभर अफवा…
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Articles
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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Articles
When audience was customer
In an Indian classical music and dance performance, the artiste blooms as the audience responds to the performance…
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Articles
The tantrik sow-Goddess
Varahi is a goddess described as having the head of a sow and pendulous breasts and pot belly and anywhere from two to six arms bearing many weapons, which includes a trident, a noose, a mace, a discus, who sometimes holds a child in her arms, and is often shown riding a buffalo…
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TalksVideos
Heart To Heart : Devdutt Pattanaik 1st Part 21st March 2015
An interview on the Marathi television channel Zee 24 Taas…
