The Powerful Feminist Anthems Hidden in the Songs of Lalon Fakir
In the villages of Bengal in the nineteenth century, a man with no caste, no recorded religion, and no fixed...
Ram Prasad Bismil: The Last Chapter of India’s Most Fearless Poet
On the morning of 19 December 1927, Ram Prasad Bismil walked to the gallows in Gorakhpur Central Jail with a...
Rukmini Devi Arundale and the Rebirth of Bharatanatyam
In the early twentieth century, a dance form that had sustained the spiritual and artistic life of Tamil Nadu's temples...
The Victory Over Bali and What It Means for the First Day of Chaitra
The first day of Chaitra carries more mythology per sunrise than almost any other morning in the Hindu calendar. It...
How Goa’s Shigmo Festival Carries Myths Older Than Its Own Name
Shigmo is the festival that Goa keeps for itself. Not the version packaged for tourism, though that exists and draws...
Ancient Agricultural Myths That Shape the Magh Bihu Harvest Festival
The fire that burns at the center of Magh Bihu is not simply a bonfire. It is a conversation with...
Mythological Origins of the Kumbh Mela and Descent of the Ganga
The Kumbh Mela does not begin with a date on a calendar. It begins with a cosmic event so ancient...
Goddess Kamakhya and Mythology Behind the Ambubachi Mela
There is no idol in the innermost sanctum of the Kamakhya temple. There is a cleft in the rock, draped...
Vishwakarma Puja and the Ancient Theology Behind Worship of Tools
On Vishwakarma Puja, the machines go quiet. Across factories, workshops, garages, printing presses, and construction sites from Bengal to Karnataka,...
Why the Sun God Surya Stands at the Heart of Chhath Puja
There is a moment in Chhath Puja that occurs twice, once at sunset and once at sunrise, when thousands of...
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