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Fight, flight and freeze responses of faith

Fight, flight and freeze responses of faith

The oldest form of Buddhism was a rejection of the world. It was a flee response.

17 November,2024 07:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Devdutt Pattanaik
War magic of wild tantra

War magic of wild tantra

Tantra is closely linked to the body (tanu) and the act of weaving (tanti). It argued that while an individual thread (sutra) has value, it cannot become cloth

10 November,2024 07:26 AM IST | Mumbai | Devdutt Pattanaik
Replacing goddess culture

Replacing goddess culture

But today Navaratri and Diwali festival is all about Ram and Krishna

27 October,2024 08:31 AM IST | Mumbai | Devdutt Pattanaik
Magic is proof of sainthood

Magic is proof of sainthood

These needs draw him towards holy men, gods, and various spirit deities whose powerful rituals give immediate benefit to material problems

20 October,2024 08:47 AM IST | Mumbai | Devdutt Pattanaik
If India was five-days-old

If India was five-days-old

In the south, megaliths were being raised to the dead, and herdsmen were piling dung and establishing ash-mounds

13 October,2024 09:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Devdutt Pattanaik
When was the Buddha born?

When was the Buddha born?

They found almost 48 theories of the Buddha’s date based on Tibetan, Mongolian, Indian, Burmese, Senegalese, Chinese, Japanese, German, and English sources

06 October,2024 08:17 AM IST | Mumbai | Devdutt Pattanaik
Veer Tejaji, the warrior saint

Veer Tejaji, the warrior saint

As the wedding ceremony is underway, he is told about cows being stolen in the village

29 September,2024 07:26 AM IST | Mumbai | Devdutt Pattanaik
How deep do we dig

How deep do we dig

It is here that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) becomes important.

22 September,2024 06:54 AM IST | Mumbai | Devdutt Pattanaik
Vedic and Tamil poets

Vedic and Tamil poets

Much like modern poets, the ancient poets survived because of patronage

15 September,2024 07:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Devdutt Pattanaik
The arrival of Southern women

The arrival of Southern women

Here, women are ever-present, as wives and queens and heroines.

01 September,2024 08:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Devdutt Pattanaik

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