Lakshmi Bayi loves travelling, books, films, and elephants. Writing is her way of muttering to herself
Our ancient sages were so much in tune with Prakriti that they came to predict—and prepare—for the vagaries in nature
The physical form of divinity and the greatest beauty accessible to us
Parvati rivalled Shiva's steadiness as an ascetic
Snakes surface in Kerala
The perils of mistreating nature
Why the battle for an inclusive Ayyappa worship makes no sense
With our technical 'superiority' we are too dishonest with ourselves to admit what nature in profusion shows all around us
True bhakti or love for the divine can come about only with the grace of the Goddess
What goes into making of a country
Like a perfect lover, death will continue to fascinate the living
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 a founding member of the governing council of India Foundation. He is the author of, among other titles, Partitioned Freedom and The Hindutva Paradigm
Makarand R Paranjape is professor of English at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Views are personal.
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