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Airavata's Head: Ganesha's Agricultural Connection

Parvati created a son from turmeric paste scraped from her body and ordered him to guard her cave. W...

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Airavata's Head: Ganesha's Agricultural Connection
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The Paradox of the Elephant-Headed God: How Ganesha Became Hinduism's Most Beloved Outsider

In a temple courtyard in Mumbai, a businessman touches his forehead to a clay elephant and whispers ...

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The Paradox of the Elephant-Headed God: How Ganesha Became Hinduism's Most Beloved Outsider
English August 15, 2025 89

Janmashtami Special: Rama and Krishna- The Dialectics of Dignity and Divine Play

Dividing life into two distinct perspectives is a natural characteristic of any religious philosophy...

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Janmashtami Special: Rama and Krishna- The Dialectics of Dignity and Divine Play
English July 17, 2025 49

Ancient Stories, Urgent Questions: Why I Wrote Two Plays

Some stories never really leave us. They return in new forms, wearing new clothes, speaking new lan...

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Ancient Stories, Urgent Questions: Why I Wrote Two Plays
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Whispers of Laughter and Tears: Tagore

The colours of my May are as yellow as the golden showers. The 7th of this month, the twenty-fifth d...

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Whispers of Laughter and Tears: Tagore

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Four Poems by Rik Amrit

Archaeological Below my pillow, tram lines run their course,And beside them, a new crematorium burns el...
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From Ajanta to 1947: Unfolding India's Independence in Verse

69 th Independence DayIs it the mural of Ajanta or India’s map? We debatedwhich held greater artistic m...
May 29, 2025
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Kolkata

Know that time has healed your wounds,Yet you dread the scars.Even now, when the Bāula sings,Your morning dishevelment holds only silence…Whom do y...
May 29, 2025
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The Last Adolescence

I cannot grasp this bohemian life—Wandering all day, seeking refuge..Sometimes resting upon your shoulders,To find solace, at times I escape into my...
May 29, 2025
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Urban Rhapsody

Crosswalks aren’t the only thingsWith stripes—Your body bears its ownPatchwork of stainsThat leap to lifeAt every green light.Traffic police,Thus,...
May 29, 2025
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The Adventurer

Adventurer All through last night, a chilling wind swept through my dreamscape. I witnessed a hawk...
May 29, 2025
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Airavata's Head: Ganesha's Agricultural Connection

Parvati created a son from turmeric paste scraped from her body and ordered him ...
Aug 27 10

The Paradox of the Elephant-Headed God: How Ganesha Became Hinduism's Most Beloved Outsider

In a temple courtyard in Mumbai, a businessman touches his forehead to a clay el...
Aug 26 122

Janmashtami Special: Rama and Krishna- The Dialectics of Dignity and Divine Play

Dividing life into two distinct perspectives is a natural characteristic of any ...
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Ancient Stories, Urgent Questions: Why I Wrote Two Plays

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In human lives, I have observed three main desires: wealth, power, and knowledge. I have one more—Rasa (The Universal Emotion). This desire is so intense that it can easily overshadow the other three.
— Whispers of Laughter and Tears: Tagore
As our own global civilization struggles with questions of identity, belonging, and meaning across cultural boundaries, Ganesha's journey from local spirit to universal symbol offers unexpected insights. In an age of artificial intelligence and genetic engineering, when we're creating new forms of hybrid existence, the ancient wisdom embedded in the elephant-headed god's impossible form may prove more relevant than ever. The question isn't whether Ganesha exists, but whether we can learn to see ourselves—fractured, contradictory, yet somehow whole—reflected in his knowing smile.
— The Paradox of the Elephant-Headed God: How Ganesha Became Hinduism's Most Beloved Outsider
Krishna is also used in the sense of "karshate iti Krishna"—meaning one who attracts. In Yoga philosophy, he is the presiding deity of the Ajna chakra. He attracts and pulls up Arjuna, who is stuck in the Manipura chakra. This is the essence of the Gita in Yoga philosophy.
— Janmashtami Special: Rama and Krishna- The Dialectics of Dignity and Divine Play
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