In this conversation at the 2024 Jaipur Literature Festival in Soneva Fushi, the Maldives, writers Namita Gokhale and Navtej Sarna talked about the anthology Mystics and Sceptics: In Search of Himalayan Masters (edited by Gokhale). This book of essays contains accounts of mysticism and faith from across the Himalayan terrain. Myths, legends, meditations, memoirs and historical accounts of saints, seers, seekers and spiritual traditions have been compiled to offer a diverse and unfathomably rich narrative rooted in the sacred geography of the Himalayas.
Reading
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What does ending tax exemptions for Christian clergy mean for Hindu Undivided Family benefits?
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‘Sugar, Smoke, Song’: Assamese writer Reema Rajbanshi addresses discrimination in India and US
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King cobra has four distinct species, finds new study
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UK strips two British Indians of honours allegedly over statements on Khalistan separatists, Islam
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Manipur to Chittagong Hills to Myanmar: Why unrest is festering across South Asia’s borderlands
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In today’s concrete jungle, architect Christopher Benninger’s (1942-2024) human-centric work shines
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In the supermarket of democracy, choice is an illusion. Is there a real alternative?
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How Dutch-ruled Jaffna became a major economic hub in South Asia
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Birthright citizenship: The long history of who gets to be an American
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Sunday book pick: ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ is a novel you dream, not read