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  • Myth as History

    Myth as History

    Most stories,tales,epics are not necessarily backed by solid,verfiable fact…

  • Blood For Durga

    Blood For Durga

    Milk,yes;Butter,yes; but blood ! used for worship ? Why ?…

  • Frames of Reference

    Frames of Reference

    What we see,what we perceive…how much of it is true ? Who can tell ?…

  • Is Divorce an Indian word?

    Is Divorce an Indian word?

    In India,marraiges are forever.Or are they?…

  • Karmic Debt and Karmic Equity

    Karmic Debt and Karmic Equity

    Sometimes,even the right path may have unforseen consequences.But we still need to take it.After all,the rewards too,are spectacular…

  • The Clothes of Draupadi

    The Clothes of Draupadi

    The disrobing of Draupadi is horrifying not simply for the terrible act of humiliating a woman in public- it is what it signifies – the collapse of dharma…

  • Song of the Goat

    Song of the Goat

    What is it about a Tragedy that it remains imprinted on our minds far longer than any comedy or happy story does ?…

  • Mr. & Mrs. Tarakki

    Mr. & Mrs. Tarakki

    Lets face it – even in todays’s so called modern world,being married automatically gives you respectability and stability…

  • Symbols of Security

    Symbols of Security

    We do not realize how our fears and insecurities are played upon by others for their own benefit…

  • When Prester John Ruled India

    When Prester John Ruled India

    Did India really have a Christian king ?…

  • Why is Wednesday called Wednesday?

    Why is Wednesday called Wednesday?

    What are the origins of the various names of our week ?…

  • Waves of Varuna

    Waves of Varuna

    Water – sometimes turbulent,most times tranquil,occasionally destructive but always ever changing and fluid…

  • Troy: From myth to history

    Troy: From myth to history

    Perhaps they did not realize the consequences of inviting the wrath of the Gods…

  • Waves of Renewal

    Waves of Renewal

    The sea. Ever-changing. Never-ending. Patient. Mysterious…

  • It’s Magic

    It’s Magic

    There is nothing rational or scientific about Magic..The unexplainable wonder-that is Magic !…

  • He who rides Rats

    He who rides Rats

    How can something as repulsive as a rat be associated with one of our most revered gods ?…

  • Ardhanareshwara

    Ardhanareshwara

    Two halves of a complete Whole…

  • The Lotus and The Swan

    The Lotus and The Swan

    The fact is they both cannot exist without each other and the tragedy is few people get this fundamental truth…