Tag Archives: nature
India is the greenest of them all
A survey conducted among the consumers of 17 countries across the world concluded that apun Bharatvasi log are the most environment-friendly people around. Indian consumers are the greenest in the world, said a global survey of 17 countries, released on … Continue reading
The difference between natural and supernatural
Some time ago, during a debate about God as creator, I found myself running into a wall with my atheist opponent who kept refusing to acknowledge anything “magical”. Funny thing was, I wasn’t even talking about anything magical. I was … Continue reading
Why religious myths rely on fantasy
At TED India this year, mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik spoke of the difference between the absolute universe and the subjective universe — between the world as it exists and the world as we perceive it. Pattanaik said, “The world tells us … Continue reading
Avatar speaks an old truth
The line that really got to me while watching James Cameron’s Avatar was, “They killed their mother.” The hero uses it to describe the state of his home planet – Earth. Avatar is a story as old as storytelling. It … Continue reading