Mythologist | Author | Speaker | Illustrator
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Unfit for Vikramaditya’s Throne
Published on 28th May, 2021, in Economic Times. About a thousand years ago, a collection …
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Shakti within, Durga without: Different aspects of power
Published on 29th November, 2019, in The Economic Times Shakti and Durga are two words …
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View: Millennials are turning CEOs of their own lives
Published on 2nd November, 2019, in Economic Times How many of us convert corporate behaviour …
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No definite article in Indic culture
A word like Satya, does not mean the truth, it means infinite truth. Mithya, doesn’t mean falsehood or interpretations or perceptions, it means limited or finite truth…
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Lessons from Indra’s elephant
Legend has it that fear of Indian war elephants was one of the reason that prevented Alexander from marching into the subcontinent. By the time of Ashoka, the elephant embodied kingship and so naturally came to be associated with Indra, the celestial king…
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View: Power has an inherent interest to keep things secret
Published on 6th October, 2018, in The Economic Times. A simple way to harness power …
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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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Power Helped Women Change World Religions
Roughly 1500 years ago, femininity became a major force, not because men became enlightened, but because women secured positions of power…
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Misreading Gita As Motivation
The Bhagavad Gita is a philosophy being presented in the middle of a battleground…
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High cost of diversity
Can we say that India’s diversity is the reason why it seems ‘chaotic’?…
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How conversation on food and food culture helps us connect with business partners
Food is one of the most powerful tool to discover how people imagine the world around them. It is a mirror of culture…
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Trishanku in America or those betwixt and between
Trishanku is a famous character in Hindu mythology who hangs upside down between heaven and earth, belonging nowhere…
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Marking your expiry date
Nothing lasts forever. We know that. Yet, culture is all about ‘built to last’…
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In Hindu mythology, Lord Vishnu is associated with economic activities
In contrast, Shiva is about letting go and accepting what is while Vishnu is about making efforts to enjoy a good life…
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Bromance is a strong part of Indian tradition, and different from same-sex attraction
Same-sex love is a strong part of Indian tradition and needs to be distinguished from same-sex attraction…
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Emperor Xi a mandate of heaven
Xi Jingping seems to be creating heaven on earth, making China a powerhouse in geopolitics, restoring the glory of China since the infamous ‘hundreds years of shame’ in the 19th century. …