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  • Tales of Mandodari

    Tales of Mandodari

    Published on 15th May, 2022, in Mid-day. Lambodhara is the name given to Ganesha because …

  • How Nepal Came to Be Once Called ‘Asli Hindustan’

    How Nepal Came to Be Once Called ‘Asli Hindustan’

    Published on 7th May, 2022, in Times of India. In the 18th century, as many …

  • Creepy-Crawly Lore

    Creepy-Crawly Lore

    Published on 1st May, 2022, in Mid-day. The story of Bhramari Devi comes to us …

  • Can Hanuman Protect Us From Political Sorcery?

    Can Hanuman Protect Us From Political Sorcery?

    Published on 27th April, 2022, in Times of India. Hanuman Chalisa is a 400-year-old Awadhi …

  • 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 …

  • What Genghis Khan Can Teach Us About Secular Values

    What Genghis Khan Can Teach Us About Secular Values

    Published on 23rd April, 2022, in the Times of India. China today has a very …

  • 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 …

  • The West Believes History Has a Direction, a Purpose, an End. But Indian Worldview Is Different

    The West Believes History Has a Direction, a Purpose, an End. But Indian Worldview Is Different

    Published on 2nd April, 2022, in Economic Times. Conventional leadership frameworks begin with the notion …

  • Hindi: The Boys who Fought

    Hindi: The Boys who Fought

    Translated version of The Boys Who Fought: The Mahabharata for Children…

  • The Jain Monk and His Saka Saviours

    The Jain Monk and His Saka Saviours

    Published on 25th March, 2022, in The Hindu About two thousand years ago incidents took …

  • Seven Holes of Hundun

    Seven Holes of Hundun

    Published on 13th March, 2022, in Mid-day. Hundun gave food to two beings, one who …

  • How Do We Know What’s History, Myth or Legend?

    How Do We Know What’s History, Myth or Legend?

    Published on 12th March, 2022, in Times of India. In ancient times, ‘itihasa’ meant stories …

  • Odia: The Girl Who Chose

    Odia: The Girl Who Chose

    Translation of The Girl Who Chose…

  • Odia: The Boys Who Fought

    Odia: The Boys Who Fought

    Translation of The Boys who Fought  …

  • ‘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 …

  • From Shrinathji to Jagannath: How Krishna Avatars Change Across India.

    From Shrinathji to Jagannath: How Krishna Avatars Change Across India.

    Published on 29th January, 2022, in Times of India. Five hundred years ago, when the …

  • In China, Gods, Spirits and Ancestors Thrive, But Leave the Affairs of Humans to Humans

    In China, Gods, Spirits and Ancestors Thrive, But Leave the Affairs of Humans to Humans

    Published on 29th January, 2022, in The Hindu. China today seems mysterious with its very …

  • The Act of Seeing

    The Act of Seeing

    Published on 9th January, 2022, in Mid-day. To see or not to see, that is …