Why 14 years of exile?
There are two big mysteries in Hindu mythology. One, why does Kaikai ask Ram to be exiled only for...
There are two big mysteries in Hindu mythology. One, why does Kaikai ask Ram to be exiled only for...
The subject of mythology emerged in the 19th Century, as the world discovered the subject of...
Hindu mythology is not static. It has changed over history. In the Rig Veda (1,500 BCE), we are...
One of the key differences that one finds between the yoga that is popular in the West and that...
In the Old Testament, there is the concept of the serpent who tempts Eve in the garden of Eden, but...
In the Puranas, we have heard the story of the Narasimha avatar. Hiranyakashipu had obtained a boon...
Is there equality in nature or not? The answer is complex. Nature has no favourites and every plant...
To understand Hindu mythology, it is critical to understand the metaphor of forests. Forests...
A dramatic shift happened in Buddhism roughly 500 years after the historical Buddha. This dramatic...
‘With a woman by your side, you are like the three-eyed Shiva. Without her, you are the one-eye...
The Vedas, which are over 3,000 years old, refer to a deity called Rudra who is fierce and feared...
Observe how you react when you read the word ‘mythology’. You are conditioned to believe it...
Among the many things that come to our mind when we think of Hinduism, polytheism is one. The...
Mythology is that realm of literature where flights of fancy take on a whole new level. Greek...
Lord Ram, the seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu and the king of Kosala, is one of the most revered gods...
He's Bholenath–the innocent one. He's Nataraj–the divine dancer. He's Mahadev–God of gods...
People often find it hard to believe that the literature containing stories from the Ramayana...
14 things historians taught me By Devdutt Pattanaik Before I explain what I learned, let me clarify...
It was a hard day for Brihannala at the traffic signal. The scorching sun added to the frustration...