Category: Mythology

God & I / Hinduism / Mythology / Philosophy / Relationship

June 5, 2016

Is Mahabharata Logical?

One of my readers, Balashankar, came to visit me. “Udayji, the more I read about Hinduism and Sanatan Dharma, the more I get confused. There are complexities, illogical and irrational errors. There are a...

Faith & Rituals / God & I / Hinduism / Mythology

March 1, 2016

Was Mahishasura Mardini a Sex Worker?

“Dear Uday Sir, as you know there has been lot of controversy going on about Mahishasura Mardini and the left political parties call her a prostitute. How can a person like you keep quiet...

God & I / Mythology

February 6, 2016

Wasn’t It Wrong Ram Striking From Behind to Kill Vali?

“Lord Sri Ram helped Sugriv by killing his brother monkey-king Vali, shooting an arrow from behind. It was unethical on Ram’s part to kill Vali hiding behind a tree. So, Ram is an evil...

Hinduism / Mythology

December 30, 2015

Did Krishna Support Polygamy?

“Despite having 16008 wives, people worship Krishna. Is he a role model for today’s husbands? Naw!” “What’s wrong in having affairs? Why can’t I have multiple wives? Krishna had many wives, so why can’t...

Mythology

November 2, 2015

Are Puranas Real?

“Why do you believe in Gods like Rama and Krishna? They are just mythological heroes or puranic story characters and of course NOT real Gods…” a question from another ABCD (American-Born Confused Desi). (Desi=Indian)...

God & I / Hinduism / Mythology / Philosophy

October 25, 2015

Dashavatar is NOT the Theory of Evolution

Many hard-core Hindus used to forward me a totally illogical analogy related to the famous Puranic ten-avatars in our heritage. “The Dashavatar or the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu is nothing but the theory...

God & I / Mythology

October 11, 2015

When Human Becomes Powerful than God

Do you know which is the second longest text in Sanskrit after the Mahabharata? No, it is not the epic poem Valmiki Ramayana – it contains only 24,000 verses. It is ‘Yoga Vasistha’ (Jnana...

God & I / Hinduism / Meditation / Mythology / Philosophy

July 25, 2015

The Secret of Krishna’s Birth

Recently, I have visited my friend Mahesh’s house. His father was watching a program – Bhagavatham puranic disclosures – on television. As a courtesy, he had put it off and welcomed me inside. I...

God & I / Mythology / Science

July 12, 2015

Stone is God, but God is Not Stone!

A reader has written to me: “Why do Hindus worship Idols? Why don’t they understand it is just a stone? Why don’t they try to learn from the modern religions like Islam and Christianity...

God & I / Hinduism / Mythology

June 23, 2015

We Hindus Have 330 Million+ Gods, Seriously!

“Do you really believe in 33 crore (330 million) gods?” “Yes, I do. I suspect there could be more,” I said. The question was from Abdul Saleem, a co-passenger in the Chennai-Ernakulam Express. He...

God & I / Mysticism / Mythology

May 17, 2015

The Importance of Being Hanuman

Hanuman was my childhood hero. He became my favorite god then. While I was a kid my parents used to tell me: “He is your great-grandpa. Address him as “Hanumanthabo” (in Konkani Language, it...