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Give Bal Gangadhar Tilak his due for discovery of Aryan homeland

Bal Gangadhar Tilak is remembered for coining the word ‘Swarajya’, and for challenging the British Raj with his fiery writings in ‘Kesari’. But what has been forgotten is his pioneering work in astronomy, appreciating the Vedic sky based on his reading of Rig Vedic mantras.

08 May 2024, 05:59 IST

Give Bal Gangadhar Tilak his due for discovery of Aryan homeland

Give Bal Gangadhar Tilak his due for discovery of Aryan homeland

Give Bal Gangadhar Tilak his due for discovery of Aryan homeland

08 May 2024, 05:59 IST

That holy city which never unites

Religious innovations are not new to Hinduism. The idea of a temple with images is itself an innovation that is about 1,500 years old. Vedic Hinduism had no temples. In Odisha, Krishna is worshipped with his brother and sister, a phenomenon not seen anywhere else in India.

05 May 2024, 00:29 IST

That holy city which never unites

That holy city which never unites

That holy city which never unites

05 May 2024, 00:29 IST

Devdutt Pattanaik | The yugas came later

Through fragmentary stories, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata allude to another world, a larger world, outside history, involving the Hindu trinity.

24 April 2024, 05:17 IST

Devdutt Pattanaik | The yugas came later

Devdutt Pattanaik | The yugas came later

Devdutt Pattanaik | The yugas came later

24 April 2024, 05:17 IST

Devdutt Pattanaik | Mysterious temple texts called Agama

While people glamorise the Agama, it is important to remember its role in creating untouchability.

11 April 2024, 04:51 IST

Devdutt Pattanaik | Mysterious temple texts called Agama

Devdutt Pattanaik | Mysterious temple texts called Agama

Devdutt Pattanaik | Mysterious temple texts called Agama

11 April 2024, 04:51 IST

The pursuit of justice in time

In the 20th century, when people spoke of modernity, they really were talking about attacking all things of the past as they marched their way to the future. Two options were given, communism and capitalism.

06 April 2024, 22:36 IST

The pursuit of justice in time

The pursuit of justice in time

The pursuit of justice in time

06 April 2024, 22:36 IST

Devdutt Pattanaik | How storytelling became a Vedic tool

What distinguishes Indian storytelling is the emphasis on the aesthetic experience. The story is supposed to churn our mind and produce sensations (rasa) and emotions (bhava), which hopefully grants us insight (darshan) into the human condition.

27 March 2024, 07:33 IST

Devdutt Pattanaik | How storytelling became a Vedic tool

Devdutt Pattanaik | How storytelling became a Vedic tool

Devdutt Pattanaik | How storytelling became a Vedic tool

27 March 2024, 07:33 IST

Devdutt Pattanaik | It is not just Hindus who love an imagined past

In China, there is a movement to prove that the Bible is not a Western text, but that ancient Chinese characters contain secrets that prove knowledge of Genesis.

13 March 2024, 06:23 IST

Devdutt Pattanaik | It is not just Hindus who love an imagined past

Devdutt Pattanaik | It is not just Hindus who love an imagined past

Devdutt Pattanaik | It is not just Hindus who love an imagined past

13 March 2024, 06:23 IST

Can Dalit food ever be Satvik? Devdutt Pattanaik writes

It is only now, through books of self-expression, that we are learning about Dalit food.

09 March 2024, 20:02 IST

Can Dalit food ever be Satvik? Devdutt Pattanaik writes

Can Dalit food ever be Satvik? Devdutt Pattanaik writes

Can Dalit food ever be Satvik? Devdutt Pattanaik writes

09 March 2024, 20:02 IST

Devdutt Pattanaik | Gold effigy of Sita and a half-golden mongoose

The golden effigy of the abandoned queen and the golden mongoose are not just about the king. It is also about the kingdom.

28 February 2024, 08:54 IST

Devdutt Pattanaik | Gold effigy of Sita and a half-golden mongoose

Devdutt Pattanaik | Gold effigy of Sita and a half-golden mongoose

Devdutt Pattanaik | Gold effigy of Sita and a half-golden mongoose

28 February 2024, 08:54 IST

Devdutt Pattanaik | Did Agastya colonise South India?

As per mythology, Agastya came to South India from the North with Vedic ideas. That would make Agastya an outsider in the South, unless the land south of the Vindhyas was always Aryavarta from the dawn of time.

14 February 2024, 05:35 IST

Devdutt Pattanaik | Did Agastya colonise South India?

Devdutt Pattanaik | Did Agastya colonise South India?

Devdutt Pattanaik | Did Agastya colonise South India?

14 February 2024, 05:35 IST