Devdutt Pattanaik

India does not have one Krishna, it has many. Each region, language, social class, and historical moment has shaped its own idea of who Krishna was, and what he meant.

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There is so much in Manusmriti that could be used to challenge the so-called defenders of Hindu dharma on their own terms. It calls for reading beyond Chapter 9.

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When Dr BR Ambedkar converted to Buddhism on 14 October 1956 in Nagpur, he was not simply changing his religion. He was making a powerful social and political statement. However, the Buddhism he adopted was not exactly the same as the Buddhism taught in ancient monasteries.

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Rice did not become India’s dominant grain overnight. Its rise took thousands of years of migration, farming innovation, and above all, irrigation. The history of rice is the history of how people learned to control water.

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Over 90% of the world eats meat. The strictly vegetarian minority of India happens to be the only community that has historically dehumanised humans through untouchability. That is not a coincidence. That is the point.

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