Why are Hindus so ritualistic? Why do they worship idols? Were they always casteist? Are they supposed to be vegetarian? Why is a Hindu prayer different from a Muslim or Christian one? Did the arrival of Muslim invaders 1000 years ago destroy Hindu culture? A delightful and eye-opening introduction to the intricacies of one of the world’s most widely practiced religions.
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In Garuda Purana and Other Hindu Ideas on Death, Rebirth and Immortality, Devdutt Pattanaik explores the many concepts around death across the spectrum of Hindu mythology, tracing the roots of certain practices to as far back as the Harappan times. A unique enquiry into the Hindu response to death, the book serves as a guide to the choices we make in life.
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हिंदू आपल्या पूर्वजांना का खाऊ-पिऊ घालतात ? शाही कबरी उभारण्याऐवजी, ते मृतांचे दहन करण्याला प्राधान्य का देतात ? हिंदू धर्मातील ‘स्वर्ग’ आणि ‘नरक’ हे शब्द ‘हेवन’ आणि ‘हेल’ या शब्दांच्या समानार्थी नाहीत काय ? अंतिम न्यायदानाच्या दिवसासारखी कल्पना हिंदू धर्मात आहे का? हिंदू धर्मातील जाती-पाती आणि स्त्रीत्व या संदर्भातील कल्पनांवर मृत्यूचा काय परिणाम होतो ? मृत्यूकडे बघण्याचा वेदांचा दृष्टीकोन हा तांत्रिकांच्या दृष्टीकोनापेक्षा भिन्न आहे का? भूत, पिशाच, प्रेत, पितर आणि वेताळ यांच्यात नेमका फरक काय ? मृत्यू, पुनर्जन्म आणि अमरत्व यांबद्दलच्या धारणा हिंदू जनमानसात वेगवेगळ्या विधींच्या आणि कथा-कहाण्यांच्या माध्यमातून ठसलेल्या आहेत.
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Artha-shastra is about generating food, i.e. wealth, by creating goods and services; Kama-shastra is about indulging our hungers with this food. Dharma-shastra insists we consider the hunger of others, while Moksha-shastra is about outgrowing our hungers, in order to be detached and generous. Together, these four Hindu shastras provide a framework within which human action, its purposes and consequences, can be defined; together, they validate human existence and give it meaning.
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Through a narrative that is as much about human resilience as it is about technological advancement, The New Divide invites readers to reflect on the true cost of progress. It juxtaposes the tale of the Mechanical Turk—a chess-playing automaton of the 18th century that deceived onlookers into believing in mechanical intelligence—with today’s AI marvels, probing the blurred lines between human creativity and machine intelligence. This book is not just an exploration of AI’s challenges but a call to navigate the new divide with wisdom, ethics, and an inclusive vision for the future.
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Green Humour For A Greying Planet is a curation of gag cartoons and comic strips based exclusively on wildlife and nature, perhaps the first of its kind. At a time when global warming, wildlife crimes and man-animal conflicts are at their worst, Green Humour is sure to provide its readers some much needed comic relief.
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Pugmarks and Carbon Footprints is a collection of gag cartoons and comic strips based exclusively on wildlife and nature.
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Green Humour For A Greying Planet is a curation of gag cartoons and comic strips based exclusively on wildlife and nature, perhaps the first of its kind.
Sea Ice? Now You Don’t! A Green Humour Collection by Rohan Chakravarty Read More »
The United States of India – looking for the rainbows hidden within the landscape of a country that was built on diversity. Part confessional, part guide, part travelogue, part memoir, part musings this book is a conversation between a Life Coach, Chetna and her gay friend and filmmaker, Mozez with beautiful humans from the LGBTQ community.
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