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Rise of Hindu Monotheism

And Hari, who was Vishnu, the shape-shifting householder, identified as bhagavan, the leader who apportions fairly to all in the group (sam-rajya) ...

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Bollywood brides and brothels

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The Economic Times

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Non-Vedic Hinduism

Ram’s best friends were the “monkeys” of these Sala forests. He eventually made peace with the “demons” of the same forests.  ...

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Agni in hiding

Either because he did not provide the right fuel, or the fuel was damp, or maybe the offering was not combustible ...

31.03.2024 10

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View: Attack of the intoxicated elephant

29.03.2024 3

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Angry Buddhist Gods

They reveal that Buddhism has all kinds of forms, not all pacifist. Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik When today,...

24.03.2024 30

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Pleasure, a brief Indian history

The more elite Kama-sutra and Ananga-ranga argued that erotic manuals ensured wives stayed faithful to their husbands.  ...

17.03.2024 10

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Kings who hide in kitchens

Or, it may have something to do with the legend of a king who in adverse times was forced to serve as a cook and hide in another king’s kitchen. ...

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Seasonal march of festivals

Both the Deccan festival of Ugadi and the Malayali festival of Vishnu happen around the spring equinox, marking the start of the monsoon winds that...

03.03.2024 10

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What Modi’s rise tells us about us

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26.02.2024 10

The Times of India

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Property disputes in Vedas

In Aitreya Brahmana (2.25), there was once a race between the devas to get a share of the Soma Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik ...

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How faith distorts historical facts

Joseph is a character from the Old Testament or the Jewish Bible, who helped the Egyptian pharaoh to collect grain during years of harvest, which...

18.02.2024 9

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Indian knowledge systems

This lack of empathy indicates knowledge without wisdom that Sanatkumars are referring to. This Brahma-vidya is the lodestone of Indian Knowledge...

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The many mythologies of God

Hindus have a very complex idea of god. God is not all powerful Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik Nowadays, when...

05.02.2024 10

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Did Europeans steal science from Vedas?

They even use words like plagiarism without actually knowing what it means.  Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik ...

28.01.2024 10

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There’s a Ram for everyone

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24.01.2024 30

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There are several hundred Ramayanas, composed in the last 2,000 years, that deserve equal respect

The Ganga river basin contains 50 per cent of India’s electorate. So the only Ramayana that really matters to Hindutva politicians is the 16th...

22.01.2024 9

Indian Express

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Pushpak Viman was a wooden peacock

On this flying vehicle, the carpenter’s son not only went to school, impressing his class, but also on many adventures, eventually marrying a...

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What is Ravana’s surname?

This is why the monkeys refuse to travel by boat to Lanka, but insist on building a bridge. Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik ...

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Monks who loved combat

The version written by Shankara’s followers that makes him the winner or the version written by Buddhists that makes Shankara the loser? ...

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Did Krishna resist Jarasandha's hegemony?

05.01.2024 20

The Economic Times

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Three Aryan invasions

This happened between 1500 BCE and 1000 BCE and migrants were mostly men who married local women.  Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik ...

31.12.2023 10

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The Lion Goddess and the River God

They all became part of one family, whose patriarch was Osiris, lord of the afterlife, connected through Horus, to the pharaoh, ruler of this world. ...

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The Greek hero never cared for justice

22.12.2023 9

The Economic Times

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The Saint outside the temple

The deity is so upset by this incident that in his dreams, the Brahmin sees the deity bleeding from the head, and the deity demands that the singing...

17.12.2023 10

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The politics of ghosts

On top of it, they would place large stone mounds, which are called megaliths, which are found in the Deccan region.  ...

10.12.2023 10

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Are new reservation policies becoming jagirs?

08.12.2023 3

The Economic Times

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Is green an Islamic colour?

The goddess Gauri, for example, mother of Ganesha, is draped in green as she represents the fertile aspect of nature, after the monsoon rains ...

03.12.2023 10

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The god who sprouted hair

And lo and behold, just before daybreak, the deity sprouted hair!  Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik A king would...

26.11.2023 10

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Advice of Vidur: Vidur-niti is a wise spiritual counsel given to a tyrant

24.11.2023 4

The Economic Times

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The forest and the field

It simply turns back to look at the man who has now moved out of the forest, and created culture, a space where tigers are not welcome.  ...

20.11.2023 20

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Diwali for Ram, Krishna, Lakshmi, Yama, Asuras and ancestors

Thus, we find the north and south traditions are very different, one favouring Ram, the other favouring Krishna. Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik ...

12.11.2023 10

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So many Bharatas

A thousand years later, around 100 BCE, in a royal inscription found in Odisha, a Jain king called Kharavela refers to Gangetic regions as...

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Greek gods, English words

The youngest of these is called Clotho, from where the word clothing comes from Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik In the Devanagari...

30.10.2023 20

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Solitary Buddha

He is visualised as an eternal child who rides a peacock and has all the Siddha powers, but is never listed with the other Siddha Yogis.  ...

22.10.2023 10

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Bhima in Nepal

Bhima has a rakshasa wife called Hidimbi. And from that union is born the mighty Ghatotkacha Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik Bhima...

15.10.2023 10

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Science values doubt over faith

13.10.2023 10

The Economic Times

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Hindu gods are singers, dancers and artists

In Hindu mythology, all the gods are associated with musical instruments Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik Sanatani Hindutva is...

08.10.2023 10

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Flood myths

This story is also found in Jewish and Islamic myths too.  Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik Many mythologies around the world have...

01.10.2023 7

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Feudal Buddha: The spread of Buddhism to Southeast Asia, Central &East Asia, had a lot to do with politics & economics

29.09.2023 3

The Economic Times

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Do not travel to non-human worlds

But when he returns home, he realises several centuries have passed and everyone he knew is long dead Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik ...

25.09.2023 10

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Decoding Ganesha’s parenthood

This violence of the battlefield, that provides protection, is not disconnected from the violence in the kitchen, that provides nourishment. ...

17.09.2023 10

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View: Khandoba and the gods of collaboration

15.09.2023 10

The Economic Times

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Sons who kill their fathers

A classic case is the story of Oedipus who kills his father and marries his mother. Another story is of Zeus killing his father Chronus, the Titan. ...

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