Bibek Debroy has translated the Mahabharata and the Valmiki Ramayana into English. He is the Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister
The many ways to invoke Shiva
Why certain forms of worship work better than others
What the Shiva worshippers should know
Why Shiva remains alone despite his many meanings
In praise of the extra-existential god
The conjoined universe of the masculine and the feminine
A template for austere affluence
The eternity of Shakti adds to his aura
Perception is a function of his command and power
The genesis of Bengal’s biggest festival
CELESTIAL HEROISM IS a bestseller, unless it is badly made. In it merges great survivor dramas and the romance of breaching the boundaries of human…
Pratap Bhanu Mehta is one of India’s most influential columnists and public intellectuals
Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground
MJ Akbar is the author of several books, including Doolally Sahib and the Black Zamindar: Racism and Revenge in the British Raj
Ram Madhav is a member of the National Executive of RSS and Member, Board of Governors, India Foundation
Makarand R Paranjape is professor of English at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Views are personal.
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