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Satan, Santa, Sanat, Sant

Santa comes from modern Christian mythology, and is barely a century old, but has become the dominant theme of Christmas

22.12.2024 20

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Nun with shaved head

The former is being resurrected by New Age babas with gumption. 

15.12.2024 10

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Column | In the lion’s royal shadow

12.12.2024 20

The Hindu

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Where is the West exactly?

They preferred woollen fabrics until the discovery of the Americas, from which cotton was sourced from regions like Mexico and the Aztec Empire

08.12.2024 10

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Samadhi: Suicide or sacrifice

In Japan, killing oneself by using a sword to tear one’s own bowel, following which another person chops the head off is glamorised in many samurai...

01.12.2024 40

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Crescent moon of Rome

Countries like China, Japan, and India did not care much about either symbol because they did not hold such strong views ...

24.11.2024 10

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View: Indians need to market the Yagna model as Japan markets Ikigai

22.11.2024 5

The Economic Times

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Fight, flight and freeze responses of faith

The oldest form of Buddhism was a rejection of the world. It was a flee response. Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik ...

17.11.2024 10

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Column | Shiva’s sexuality and Buddha’s celibacy

The Ocean Sutra is a 1,500-year-old Mahayana Buddhist manuscript that shows a strong influence of Tantrik Shaiva ideology. It was composed in Central...

14.11.2024 30

The Hindu

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War magic of wild tantra

Tantra is closely linked to the body (tanu) and the act of weaving (tanti). It argued that while an individual thread (sutra) has value, it cannot...

10.11.2024 9

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Replacing goddess culture

But today Navaratri and Diwali festival is all about Ram and Krishna Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik In...

27.10.2024 20

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Tricking ourselves into immortality

25.10.2024 10

The Economic Times

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Magic is proof of sainthood

These needs draw him towards holy men, gods, and various spirit deities whose powerful rituals give immediate benefit to material problems ...

21.10.2024 10

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If India was five-days-old

In the south, megaliths were being raised to the dead, and herdsmen were piling dung and establishing ash-mounds ...

13.10.2024 10

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That golden closet: Everyone believes you must be happy, wise and nice

11.10.2024 10

The Economic Times

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When was the Buddha born?

They found almost 48 theories of the Buddha’s date based on Tibetan, Mongolian, Indian, Burmese, Senegalese, Chinese, Japanese, German, and English...

06.10.2024 10

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Veer Tejaji, the warrior saint

As the wedding ceremony is underway, he is told about cows being stolen in the village Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik ...

29.09.2024 10

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How deep do we dig

It is here that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) becomes important. Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik How...

22.09.2024 10

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Column | When Harappans had unicorns

A hundred years ago, on September 20, 1924, the world learned about the Indus (Harappan) civilisation for the first time when John Marshall, then...

20.09.2024 10

The Hindu

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In urban ecosystems, where caste is not prioritised, we see amplification of class divides in Hindu temples & festivals

20.09.2024 10

Indian Express

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Vedic and Tamil poets

Much like modern poets, the ancient poets survived because of patronage Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik Many today...

15.09.2024 30

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Himanta, Muslims & a liberal fallacy

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

04.09.2024 30

The Times of India

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The arrival of Southern women

Here, women are ever-present, as wives and queens and heroines. Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik In the 19th...

01.09.2024 20

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Overestimating science and rationality

30.08.2024 10

The Economic Times

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The elephant-headed Buddha

These clearly reveal different ways of thinking and are probably very strongly linked to Tantra.  Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik ...

25.08.2024 20

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The turtle in Shiva’s temple

In fact, no one knows when the worship began. Temples were built over them much later.  Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik ...

18.08.2024 10

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Our unique culture: India's belief in rebirth vs. the one-life philosophy of East and West

16.08.2024 8

The Economic Times

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Column | Feet of fortune

It is a practice mostly seen in South Indian Vishnu temples. After the devotee pays obeisance to the deity (darshan), the priest places a crown on his...

16.08.2024 10

The Hindu

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Life of a stupa

According to legend, when the Buddha died, the kings of India fought over his bones, which were eventually divided into eight parts ...

11.08.2024 10

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A supper with bacchus in India

The organisers had to apologise for hurting sentiments, without meaning to Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik At the...

04.08.2024 10

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View: When inclusion becomes intrusion

02.08.2024 10

The Economic Times

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Month of Muharram

Shias have strong Mesopotamian influence, while Sunnis have strong Arabian influence Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik ...

28.07.2024 10

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Ancient Indian fashion today

These are symbols of femininity that are passed on from mother to daughter Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik If you...

21.07.2024 40

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If you are truly hindu, you can’t hate

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

20.07.2024 20

The Times of India

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Being cultured in Japan

19.07.2024 2

The Economic Times

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Column | The other Ayodhya

In Thailand, there is another Ayodhya, known locally as Ayutthaya. It is a ruin now, full of tall pagodas and temples made of brick and stucco, and...

19.07.2024 6

The Hindu

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Words of Savarkar

A new word that was created to meet the new requirements of modern times. The word was invented by Savarkar. Illustration/Devdutt...

14.07.2024 10

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From Ram to Jagannath

Politicians casually transplant these gods across the land to suit their agenda, confusing devotees. Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik...

07.07.2024 30

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View: Gita is all about family, property and inheritance

05.07.2024 10

The Economic Times

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Why Bhole Babas flourish

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

05.07.2024 70

The Times of India

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Song and dance for a Thai God

Those who travel to Bangkok ignore all this. All they want is Thai-style partying, which is enjoying guilt-free, easily accessible forms of pleasure. ...

30.06.2024 50

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No Harappan Kalidas in sight

God of Christians, hence of Jews and Muslims, always gave his commandments, via a prophet, in writing, as a book.  ...

23.06.2024 30

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Artificial Intelligent slaves

21.06.2024 20

The Economic Times

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A King called Trishanku

Trishanku fell downwards but Vishwamitra blocked his fall, suspending him mid-air. Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik ...

16.06.2024 10

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Column | Tracing Parsis and their monotheism

One finds the agiary on the western coast of India, in Mumbai and towns such as Sanjan and Diu in Gujarat. These fire temples of the Zoroastrians,...

14.06.2024 8

The Hindu

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Desire and restraint in Ramayana

Surpanakha is attracted by Ram and wants to be intimate with him, and is surprised at being rejected Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik...

10.06.2024 20

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Gluttony of glamour

07.06.2024 40

The Economic Times

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Trust in currency

An expensive shoe, phone or a bag, today does what rare gems and stones did two thousand years ago.  Illustration/Devdutt...

02.06.2024 20

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No leather in temples, but silk?

It is a common feature that we see with male monks, especially when confronted with confident women. Illustration/Devdutt Pattanaik...

26.05.2024 70

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Love poetry

This was long before there was a separation between body, mind and heart, that happened during the Bhakti movement ...

19.05.2024 40

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