Indian Mythology
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Bali underfoot
By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author A few months ago, there was a war going on in Kerala about…
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A Hinduism before Bhakti
By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author A thousand years ago, India was very different from what it is today.…
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Can rakshasas or asuras be called the Hindu devil?
By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author Devil is not a Hindu concept. It’s a Christian concept. The Hindi word…
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Who is a guru?
By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author The word guru traditionally meant “one with gravitas”. In recent times, a neo-etymology…
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God’s Marital Status
By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author Sex is a natural reality. Marriage is a cultural requirement. And celibacy is…
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God of Craftsmen
By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author If you were a craftsman hailing from the Gangetic Plains, or from Assam,…
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Goddess of “X” factor
By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author In temples like Jagannath Puri and in many South Indian temples, Vishnu is…
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Who is a Hindu? Can politics be spiritual?
By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author Rajinikanth, the super-superstar of the Tamil film industry, declared on Dec 31, 2017…
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Late Diwali for Shiva
By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author Come Diwali, everyone revisits the story of this festival. It is what people…
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Hanuman, the Mighty Hero
By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author Verses of the Hanuman Chalisa suggest that the most efficient way to worship…
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