Beyond Belief

The Psychology of Faith

Madhavankutty Pillai

On the paradox of scientists being religious

Tomorrow Land

Lakshmi Bayi

With a long history of soothsaying, India has various methods of divining the future

Love and Fear in Religion

Lakshmi Bayi

Ego, politics and wealth, whether deliberately or otherwise, cater to conflict rather than consensus

Kerala: Devil’s Own Country

Shahina KK

The Kerala government wants to stop the state’s obsession with the occult with a law against superstition. Can black magic be contained?

The Politics of Desire

Palash Krishna Mehrotra

A seductive narrative of sex and religion

To Protect A God

Madhavankutty Pillai

The pointless agony of Sabarimala devotees hanging on to their past

Pilgrimage Paradigm

Ranjit Hoskote

The relationship between the secular everyday and the sacred perennial

The Beauty of Indic Thought

Ram Madhav

A profound quest for eternal bliss that is yet to take its rightful place in the world

Among the Good Believers

Madhavankutty Pillai

It may be a world ravaged by religious fury but several secular scientific studies show that faith makes people compassionate and socially responsible

The Voodoo Vote

Kumar Anshuman

The unopposed candidacy of superstition

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Beyond Belief

The Psychology of Faith

Tomorrow Land

Love and Fear in Religion

Kerala: Devil’s Own Country

The Politics of Desire

To Protect A God

Pilgrimage Paradigm

The Beauty of Indic Thought

Among the Good Believers

The Voodoo Vote

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