The Sacred Groves
Though every woman in the world goes through menstruation, the experience differs substantially in different cultures. This article describes how …
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Sita as Rama’s Advocate: Propriety in the Ananda-Ramayana
This was first published in the print edition of Manushi journal, Issue no. 125. The bridge that Rama built over the ocean …
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Caught in the Wheel: Women and Salvation in Indian Religions
LIBERATION or escape from the incessant cycle of birth, death and rebirth is the highest goal in many religions and …
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When Women Retell the Ramayan
Epic poets the world over are men singing the glory of other men—armed men, to be precise. In a study …
Of Feminine Supremacy: Mother Goddess and the Pahadi Myths of Creation
Of the many myths of creation that circulate in traditional folklore, one which is prevalent in the Garhwal Himalayas tells …
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Sita in the Kitchen: The Pativrata and Ramarajya
This was first published in the print edition of Manushi journal, Issue no. 41. Behind the famous injunctions to Hindu women, “Be …
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The Sita Who Smiles: Wife as Goddess in the Adbhut Ramayana
This was first published in the print edition of Manushi journal, Issue no. 148. In Ramlila performances in India and in most …
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All Compassionate and All Powerful: Sita of South Indian Stories
This was first published in the print edition of Manushi journal, Issue no. 118. The picture of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana in …
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The Goddess of the Broom and Gangster Opposition to Reform in the Vendor Markets of New Delhi
While Goddess worship was common to many societies before the advent of Christianity and Islam, India is the only country …
Sounding a Tocsin
A review of Rajiv Malhotra’s ‘Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power: 5 Battlegrounds’ (2021)