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VARIETY
| 6-minute read
Why growing pseudoscience in India and Pakistan is a concern
By intermingling unreality, mythology, and science, India and Pakistan are paving the way for fascism in intellectual freedom and thought.
Kusha Anand and Laraib Niaz
@Laraibniaz91
VARIETY
| 21-minute read
How did Lord Rama become a Hindu god?
Epic tales and poems become our culture, they start to govern our politics as well, like Ramayana and Ramcharitmanas.
Devdan Chaudhuri
@DevdanChaudhuri
LIFE
| 5-minute read
Why we worship Durga during Navratri
The conch in her hand symbolises the divine cosmic sound, Om.
Sagarneel Sinha
@SagarneelSinha
VARIETY
| 5-minute read
India belongs to Hindus, Ramayana is not a myth: BJP govt is making (up) history
A Centre-appointed panel has already been given conclusions, and is to work backwards to find evidence to support them.
DailyBite
ART & CULTURE
| 12-minute read
How sex became frowned upon in India of Kamasutra
[Book extract] Manusmriti stuck with the British because Manu’s prudish values resonated with the Victorian culture.
Miniya Chatterji
@miniya
VARIETY
| 4-minute read
Why is Holi celebrated more in north India than south India?
Keep calm (about Hinduism) and ask Devdutt.
Devdutt Pattanaik
@devduttmyth
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
Lord Ram, lord Krishna: Modi can play any role but that of PM
The prime minister's swipe at Renuka Chowdhury in Parliament is only the latest in his long series of mythology-obsessed populist rhetoric.
Gautam Benegal
@gautambenegal
VOICES
| 3-minute read
Homosexuality was accepted by Hindu gods. So what is your problem?
Our traditions entrench the belief that anything that gives pleasure to the body is lousy and lustful and should be treated as a crime.
Bhavya Srivastava
@mebhavya
VOICES
| 6-minute read
Indian politicians lack the courage to say Padmavati is based on a myth
No matter which side of the divide leaders are on, no one is saying the queen was a figment of poet Jayasi's imagination.
Adil Hossain
@adilhossain
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
Padmavati row: We choose our history to suit our narrative
Even as Gujarat goes to polls and the nation battles the aftermath of GST and demonetisation, we choose to focus our energies on a movie.
Panini Anand
@paninianand