Hindu Mythology

Best Krishna Animated Movies For Janmashtami 2025: Fun & Mythology For Kids And Families

Best Krishna Animated Movies For Janmashtami 2025: Fun & Mythology For Kids And Families

BY Syed Ayan Mojib

The Untold Story Of Manasa Devi: The Snake Goddess Who Fought For Divine Recognition

The Untold Story Of Manasa Devi: The Snake Goddess Who Fought For Divine Recognition

BY Syed Ayan Mojib

Why Goddess Parvati Is Worshipped On Teej: Symbolism And Significance

Why Goddess Parvati Is Worshipped On Teej: Symbolism And Significance

BY Syed Ayan Mojib

Naag Panchami: Forgotten Folk Deities & Rural India's Snake Worship

Naag Panchami: Forgotten Folk Deities & Rural India's Snake Worship

BY Syed Ayan Mojib

Naag Panchami 2025: The Sacred Reason Hindus Worship Snakes

Naag Panchami 2025: The Sacred Reason Hindus Worship Snakes

BY Anjali Rawat (Avi)

Hanuman Jayanti: Myths, Stories & Significance Explained

Hanuman Jayanti: Myths, Stories & Significance Explained

Tuul & Bruno Morandi : Hijra

Culture & Society

Hijra Community In Islam: Showing A Unique Form Of Agency

BY Tehmeena Rizvi

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V. Muthuraman/IndiaPictures/Universal Images Group via Getty Images : A statue of Mahishasura in Chamundi Hill, Mysore, Karnataka, India

Culture & Society

Boons And Banes: The Recurring Theme Of The Asura Myths

BY Pritha Vashisth

Vikas Thakur : Sita

Sita: A Queen Roams Free

BY NARESH SINHA

Artwork titled ‘The Golden Womb’ by Seema Kohli

Devi Vs Rakshasi: The Portrayal Of Women In Ramayana

BY Manini J Anandani

Hiding in the Epic: Ramayanas portraying women who refuted the male-dominant mainstream versions of the epic deserve special mention

Varied Narratives Of The Many Ramayanas

BY Azeez Tharuvana

The Many Shades Of Sita In Bollywood

Art & Entertainment

The Many Shades Of Sita In Bollywood

BY Tanul Thakur

The Goddess Durga Slaying an Enemy; Page from a Dispersed Markandeya Purana (Stories of the Sage Markandeya), 1650-60. Artist Unknown.

Beyond Religion, Durga Is A Social And Cultural Celebration

BY Maitreyee Chowdhury

Women In Ramayana: Tapasya Of Epic Change-Makers

Women In Ramayana: Tapasya Of Epic Change-Makers

BY Koral Dasgupta

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A Different Woman: A painting of Mandodari worshipping at Shiva’s shrine

Mandodari, The Lost Queen Of Ramayana

BY Abhik Bhattacharya

Rama and Lakshmana Search in Vain for Sita: Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series, circa 1680-90. Artist Unknown.

Contesting Narratives By Retelling Mythologies From The Female Lens

BY Anisha Reddy

Faithful Husbands, Faithful Wives: What Epics Tell Us About Fidelity

Faithful Husbands, Faithful Wives: What Epics Tell Us About Fidelity

BY Devdutt Pattanaik

Retelling The Epic Of Ramayana

Retelling The Epic Of Ramayana

BY Chinki Sinha

Celibate Lives: Artistic representation of Sage Vishwamitra being enticed by Menaka

This Thing Called Celibacy: Going Beyond Sexual Abstinence

BY Pankaj Butalia

Maha Shivratri festival

Devotees Celebrate Mahashivratri In Kerala With Gusto

BY PTI

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

'Lord Ram Worked To Integrate All Sections Of Society', Says RSS Chief

BY PTI

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Shiva In Mythology: Let’s Reimagine The Lord

Shiva In Mythology: Let’s Reimagine The Lord

BY Devdutt Pattanaik

Shiva: Not A God Of The Subaltern Communities

Shiva: Not A God Of The Subaltern Communities

How Shiva Became A Political Revolutionary Symbol In Kerala

How Shiva Became A Political Revolutionary Symbol In Kerala

BY Keli Ramachandran

Shiva The Consciousness And The Bliss

Art & Entertainment

Shiva The Consciousness And The Bliss

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