“Mythology is a subjective truth. Every culture imagines life a certain way.”
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Painting the town blue
A parable is not a myth….parables are prescriptive…they have a moral ending…here is one…
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Dreamers and Implementers
Organizations need Shekchilli, Gangu Teli, Mitti ka Madhav and Raja Bhoj…
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A milkmaid called Radha
Not all temples of Krishna feature Radha…
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Books
Hanuman’s Ramayana
A story belongs to no one person. It can have as many forms as there are tellers, it can grow and change, and each time it makes us see it afresh…
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Get the Butter of Profit
Looking at cows as a metaphor for an organization…
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What Darshan Means
The high point of Hindu rituals is the act of darshan – looking at the image of the deity…
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Caught in a Whirlpool
The death of a young boy called Abhimanyu on the 13th day of the war at Kurushetra has triggered many a folklore…
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Gods of the little tradition
Every village has its own mythology that is different from the one imposed by the mainstream, often urban, culture…
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What women wanted
Tales of women who inhabited the spiritual landscape of India are not very common but extremely inspiring…
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Between the Rangoli lines
Simple diagrams made by women say a lot about India…
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Caste Again
Caste viewed in a rebirth framework is very different from caste viewed in a one-life framework…
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Battle between Shikhandi and Bhisma
An illustration that was published in Brunch, Hindustan Times, on Sunday 13 Nov 2009…
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On a wing and a prayer
Who are angels? A little bit more about them……
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Goddesses of Fate and Retribution
Through the idea of Hubris and Fates and Nemesis, the Greeks ensured success did not go to their heads…
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By the banks of the Yamuna
She is known as the dark,melancholy One…