Demystifying Tantra- V: Magic, Sex, Distortions and Divinity
[contextly_sidebar id=”VTQP6QXHqVB0mB8seDdStuXrlAXRofrG”] Earlier we have discussed the classification of tantric texts to help us make sense of the huge diversity of traditions. We have covered the More...
Demystifying Tantra-IV: Shakta tantras, Kaula tantras, Mantrashastra and Nibandhas
[contextly_sidebar id=”FuK9o27OYL3qGG4wIfNakWo3W2dMil45″] In the previous article, we had started an exercise of classifying tantric texts to help us make sense of the diversity of traditions, and to More...
Demystifying Tantra-III: Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava Tantras
[contextly_sidebar id=”euLkcKuZemLFvF1URNiov2zllkawOGSi”] The tantra śāstras are an integral part of Hinduism, and provide spiritual practitioners concrete guidelines to achieve spiritual ascendancy. More...
Demystifying Tantra-II: Subject Matter of the Tantras
[contextly_sidebar id=”qJSsWkFalJ8Rse5v5Elvj92PcvFc40XB”] In the previous article, we had examined the place of Tantra Śāstra in modern Hinduism, and presented the case that Tantra is an integral component More...
Demystifying Tantra- I: Place of Tantra in Hinduism
[contextly_sidebar id=”suq3jACzh3hZQ3ZaAs7jVQNoyIuJfdMt”] Mention the word Tantra to an average Indian and he will probably visualize a disheveled person with bloodshot eyes, smoking ganja, a skull in More...
Countering the Idea of India camp: Insights from 19th Century Foreigners
Today, the mainstream dominant discourse on India and Indology revolves around what is known as “the idea of India”. Many books, academic papers and peer-reviewed articles have been written challenging the legitimacy More...