The politics and poetry of Vālmīki’s Rāmāyaṇa: How an ancient epic shapes Indian culture and enforces inequality in modern India
Vālmīki’s epic poem “The Rāmāyaṇa” is a great work of literature and a treasure of Indian culture — but its political and ...
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Brahmins didn’t always wear the sacred thread. They adopted it at the start of the Common Era
Brahmin theologians began to compose texts ... Most history books on ancient India and introductions to Hinduism portray the concept of twice-born as an integral part of the varna system.
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What is Hinduism?
It originated near the Indus River in India. The name 'Hindu' comes from the word Indus. Central to Hinduism is the belief in a supreme God Brahman ... Mahabharata is an ancient epic, sometimes ...