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Sarveswar Sipoy

Goddesses tamed: Is a unified religious identity recasting female deities in a passive mould?

Fierce mother goddesses, worshiped more in South India and West Bengal, are increasingly being depicted as peaceful figures submissive to male icons.

Sarveswar Sipoy
· Nov 10, 2023 · 09:00 am
‘Behold the universe’: What draws Bengalis to visit Visva-Bharati – Rabindranath Tagore’s world

Anthropology students in the town examine a question close to home.

Sarveswar Sipoy
,
Naina Das
,
Ankita Mukherjee
&
Riya Gurung
· Nov 20, 2022 · 11:30 am
How India’s blind admiration for sages hurts our democracy

A society influenced by modernity and science should be able to ask critical questions. Yet, religious leaders influence every sphere of life in India.

Sarveswar Sipoy
· Jun 22, 2022 · 06:30 am