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Lakshmi Helps Us Define Who’s God and Who’s Not
Published on 4th October, 2019, in Economic Times Everyone needs, and wants Lakshmi in Hindu …
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Goddess of Economics: Money Has Value Only When It’s Circulated
Published on 21st September, 2019, in Economic Times Buddhism is a religion where you are …
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Playing cards to win whimsical Lakshmi
Published on 23rd August, 2019, in Economic Times The word ‘Lakshmi’ comes from the word …
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Welcoming Lakshmi through service, yagna
Published on 18th August, 2019, in Mumbai Mirror. Arthashastra, or economics, is today linked with …
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On Diwali, understanding the nature of wealth through the mythology connected with goddess Lakshmi
Editor’s note: “The living (sajiva, in Sanskrit) seek food, the lifeless (ajiva) and the dead (nirjiva) don’t. This makes food the fundamental target (laksh) of life. From laksh comes Lakshmi. Lakshmi is food (anna) in nature and wealth (dhana) in culture,” writes Devdutt Pattanaik in his book 7 Secrets of the Goddess (published by Westland).…
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Metaphors of the Goddess
It is a mystery for many why Hindus, for whom divinity is both male and female, treat women so badly…
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Lakshmi means finance, not Finance Minister
When the Vice President recently referred to Lakshmi as Finance Minister, he revealed a popular misunderstanding of Hindu mythology…
