Devdutt Pattnaik
Archives, Indology
Distortions, Errors, Misrepresentations – Devdutt Pattanaik’s Mahabharata
Going through this excellently produced book, my attention was drawn to one, then two, and then innumerable errors, distortions, misrepresentations of the Mahabharata itself. The ... Read More
Archives, Commentaries
The Battle over Historical Narratives of Chittor
The problem with one-sided narratives is that these totally ignore and thus erase the immense destruction and violence caused to non-Muslims out of human memory. ... Read More
Archives, Indology
The Practice of Nose-Cutting in the Ancient World
Śūrpaṇakhā’s nose was cut off by Lakṣmaṇa as a merciful option, when she made an attempt on Sītā’s life. That was the prevalent norm – ... Read More
Archives, Commentaries
The Modern Shalya-s
The fact that majority of Hindus never take time to read the scriptures in original or listen to authentic explanations from traditional scholars is the ... Read More