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The Power of Mythology

The Power of Mythology

Mythology has been a powerful force throughout human history, shaping cultures, beliefs, and traditions. But what exactly is the power of mythology? Connecting Past and Present Mythology serves as a...

The Power of Mythology

Mythology has been a powerful force throughout human history, shaping cultures, beliefs, and traditions. But what exactly is the power of mythology? Connecting Past and Present Mythology serves as a...

Sita’s Three Sons

Sita’s Three Sons

In the popular understanding of Ramayana, Sita gave birth to twins Luv and Kush who challenged their father and defeated him in battle and restored the dignity of Sita. However,...

Sita’s Three Sons

In the popular understanding of Ramayana, Sita gave birth to twins Luv and Kush who challenged their father and defeated him in battle and restored the dignity of Sita. However,...

From Shiva’s Knot to Ram’s Chanda Mama – Our Stories of the Moon

From Shiva’s Knot to Ram’s Chanda Mama – Our St...

As Chandrayaan-3 lands on the moon, it just so happens that the name of the current Chief Justice of India, D Y Chandrachud, means “on whose brow the moon takes...

From Shiva’s Knot to Ram’s Chanda Mama – Our St...

As Chandrayaan-3 lands on the moon, it just so happens that the name of the current Chief Justice of India, D Y Chandrachud, means “on whose brow the moon takes...

Lives of Adi Shankaracharya

Lives of Adi Shankaracharya

As a child, I read the Amar Chitra Katha story of Adi Shankaracharya. It told me how he was born in a family in Kerala and became a monk against...

Lives of Adi Shankaracharya

As a child, I read the Amar Chitra Katha story of Adi Shankaracharya. It told me how he was born in a family in Kerala and became a monk against...

Why Hindu and Muslim Attacks on Temples Differed

Why Hindu and Muslim Attacks on Temples Differed

Long before contemporary communal politics, most people were familiar with stories of how Muslim Sultans raided temples. This is something that most Hindus have heard, since childhood, when they visit...

Why Hindu and Muslim Attacks on Temples Differed

Long before contemporary communal politics, most people were familiar with stories of how Muslim Sultans raided temples. This is something that most Hindus have heard, since childhood, when they visit...

We Are No Different Than Our Vedic Ancestors

We Are No Different Than Our Vedic Ancestors

Hymns of the Rig Veda were composed in the Punjab-Haryana region around 1500 BCE. They contain much older memories, of total eclipses that happened in 4000 BCE, far north of...

We Are No Different Than Our Vedic Ancestors

Hymns of the Rig Veda were composed in the Punjab-Haryana region around 1500 BCE. They contain much older memories, of total eclipses that happened in 4000 BCE, far north of...