Fictionalised retelling of the epics, if not consistent with the hermeneutics of the original texts, are slanderous in their effect on how the central characters figure in the readers' imagination.
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Down with Birthdays!
Birthdays may be celebrated but not necessarily at the expense of tradition. Now that the grand Bhumi-pujan at Ayodhya is behind us, perhaps it can be stated without dampening the spirit of celebration that the choice of the date was an avoidable controversy.
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When Sadhus get lynched
One thing that has remained constant despite tremendous upheaval for millennia in India is the undefeated spirit of the sadhu who has roamed these lands.
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The Unity of India
The concept of India and its unity comes up time and again without satisfactorily analysing the evidence at hand.
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An Analysis of NPR’s Depiction of Hindus in 2019
Even though it was recently unmasked and forced to apologise, NPR has had Hinduphobic views for quite some time.
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India’s Emblems of Renunciation
Emblems in India's history have always been a combination of temporal and sacred unlike what we see in modern independent India today.
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Analysis of the New York Time's coverage of the Pulwama attack and its aftermath
The New York Times headlines were used to mislead readers, blame the victims, and clean up after the mass murder of the CRPF jawans.
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Dharmaśāstra-s: Theory and Practice — Local Self-Government, and Elections in Ancient India
India's was unique in its idea of self-governance in village communities where people from all spheres of life had a say while candidates needed to be supremely learned and in tune with the Dharmaśāstra-s to contest for positions.
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Solving the Soma Mystery – Part 2
Though there are several possible plants that can claim to be the bearer of the Soma elixir, presently there is only one that meets the prerequisites.
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Solving the Soma Mystery – Part 1
Soma's philosophical meaning can be deconstructed to showcase its entheogenic properties as the elixir of immortality.