Decoding Hinduism
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Hindu versus Hindu: What Ram Manohar Lohia wrote in 1950 on liberal and fundamentalist Hinduisms
Translated from the Hindi by Pavitra Mohan.
Ram Manohar Lohia
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Should Hindus be vegetarian? When Tagore confronted the orthodoxy on ‘Hindu food’
Over a hundred years ago, intellectuals in India were debating the same issues that we are now about food.
Amiya P. Sen, Sahapedia
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Video series: “The third gender has been acknowledged in Hindu mythology,” says Devdutt Pattanaik
Episode 7: A special series where mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik talks about all things Hindu from caste, food, marriage, gender, menstruation to sexuality.
Sannuta Raghu
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Video series: ‘Hinduism has a very wide understanding of sex,’ says mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik
Episode 6: A special series where author, illustrator Devdutt Pattanaik talks about all things Hindu from caste, food, marriage, menstruation to homosexuality.
Sannuta Raghu & Astha Rawat
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Video series: How did menstrual blood become taboo in Hinduism
Episode 5: In a special series, Devdutt Pattanaik talks about all things Hindu from caste system, food, clothes, marriage, period blood to homosexuality.
Sannuta Raghu & Astha Rawat
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Video series: When, why and how did the concept of marriage originate in Hinduism?
Episode 4: In a special series, Devdutt Pattanaik talks about all things Hindu from caste system, food, clothes, marriage to homosexuality.
Sannuta Raghu & Astha Rawat
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Video series: “You can’t equate vegetarian food with Hinduism,” says mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik
Episode 3 in a special series where Devdutt Pattanaik talks about all things Hindu from caste system, food, clothes, marriage to homosexuality.
Sannuta Raghu & Astha Rawat
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Video series: ‘I don’t think god cares what you dress up as,’ says mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik
A special series where author and illustrator Devdutt Pattanaik talks about all things Hindu from caste system, food, clothes, marriage to homosexuality.
Sannuta Raghu & Astha Rawat
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Video series: ‘It will take another 100 years for caste hierarchy and purity nonsense to go away’
Episode 1: Decoding Hinduism with mythologist, author and illustrator Devdutt Pattanaik.
Sannuta Raghu & Astha Rawat
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future