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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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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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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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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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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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Airavata served as Indra's mount, helping the sky-god release rain by shattering clouds with thunderbolts. In agricultural societies dependent on monsoons, elephants naturally symbolized fertility and abundance. Only well-watered, vegetation-rich lands could sustain these massive creatures. By receiving Airavata's head, Ganesha inherited this rain-bringing power.
— Airavata's Head: Ganesha's Agricultural Connection
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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
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