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Kumbh Mela: Leaps of Faith

Aditya Iyer

The spiritual is at its most spectacular when sadhus, seers, seekers, nirvana junkies and tourists of religious kitsch descend on Hinduism’s biggest carnival. Aditya Iyer goes to the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj

A Bridge to Eternity
Bibek Debroy

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A River Runs through It
Ranjit Hoskote

Coursing along India’s riparian culture

Prayagraj and Kumbh
Bibek Debroy

The sacred and the civic on the Ganga

Why Vivekananda Matters More Today
Makarand R Paranjape

Swami of the mind

 

God of the Year: Ayyappa – A Life
Madhavankutty Pillai

The evolution of the deity at Sabarimala

New Year 2019 Issue: Editor’s Note
S Prasannarajan

Gods, princes and women who dared

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Siddharth Singh

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The Cult of Draupadi
V Shoba

In praise of an inclusive goddess

Landmarks of Confession
Ranjit Hoskote

India’s traditional architecture made amends for its violations of nature

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