Renuka Narayanan is a commentator and columnist on religion and culture.
Articles by Renuka Narayanan
Calling Elvis, is anybody home?
Americanese, beggars and bad preachers overwhelm from sea to shining sea, writes Renuka Narayanan.
Published on Nov 18, 2006 12:44 AM IST
None | Renuka Narayanan | Urban Gypsy
Calling Elvis, is anybody home?
Americanese, beggars and bad preachers overwhelm from sea to shining sea, writes Renuka Narayanan.
Updated on Nov 18, 2006 05:10 AM IST
None | Renuka Narayanan | Urban Gypsy
Shades of Mughal in Rembrandt
India will see about 15 reproductions of the 17th century Dutch painter's works in December, reports Renuka Narayanan.
Updated on Nov 15, 2006 02:06 PM IST
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Patterns of concealed thought
Ferocious Shaiva-Vaishnava divisions had existed before, especially in South India, but these new scriptures did not divide in the old sense, writes Renuka Narayanan.
Published on Nov 11, 2006 03:15 AM IST
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In the spirit of Islam
The latest storm in the kahwa cup about the ?Islamic? veil seems to be about ownership of religion, writes Renuka Narayanan.
Published on Nov 01, 2006 11:46 PM IST
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Ownership Games: God and us
With Deepavali and Eid just over and Chhath Pooja on this weekend, the quality of good behaviour seems unduly strained, writes Renuka Narayanan.
Published on Oct 28, 2006 03:26 AM IST
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For two pins, I?d...
You need the patience and delicacy of a teapicker to peel each envelope, even with the business end of your stapler, writes Renuka Narayanan.
Published on Oct 11, 2006 10:52 PM IST
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A slice of secret India
An image bank of cultural transition in India is forming through photography, writes Renuka Narayanan.
Published on Oct 08, 2006 05:09 PM IST
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Big ideas in our daily lives
It?s delightful, the new interest in Bapu?s ideas, dusted up for this millennium as ?Gandhigiri?, writes Renuka Narayanan.
Published on Oct 07, 2006 04:08 AM IST
None | Renuka Narayanan | faithscape
The value of incidental skills
We all have the potential to get a kick out of this messy and tiresome business of existence.
Updated on Aug 26, 2006 02:38 PM IST
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Icon of communal harmony
BHARAT RATNA Ustad Bismillah Khan was an icon of ?Ganga-Jamuni Sanskriti? (communal harmony). The passing of Khan is truly the passing of one who held the Indian heart in his palm.
Published on Aug 22, 2006 01:45 AM IST
None | Bharat Kumar, Harish Tiwari and Renuka Narayanan, Varanasi/new Delhi
Our myths are us
Without myths, life seems a howling wilderness bereft of colour and joy, writes Renuka Narayanan.
Published on Aug 19, 2006 04:04 PM IST
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Making sense of Krishna
He promised to be born from age to age, but vanished when his avatar had run its course.
Updated on Aug 19, 2006 04:08 PM IST
None | FAITHSCAPE | Renuka Narayanan
Making sense of Krishna
He promised to be born from age to age, but vanished when his avatar had run its course.
Published on Aug 12, 2006 02:46 PM IST
None | FAITHSCAPE | Renuka Narayanan
Learning to love again
A young Maulana wants to see the day when Hindus and Muslims walk so freely into each others? homes that a Muslim knows where the tulsi is kept and why.
Published on Aug 05, 2006 01:30 PM IST
None | FAITHSCAPE | Renuka Narayanan
Learning to love again
A young Maulana wants to see the day when Hindus and Muslims walk so freely into each others? homes that a Muslim knows where the tulsi is kept and why.
Updated on Aug 05, 2006 09:36 PM IST
None | FAITHSCAPE | Renuka Narayanan
Nectar in a rain raga
Music is said to comprise ashta seva or eight services to God that win us soul growth.
Updated on Jul 29, 2006 02:01 PM IST
None | FAITHSCAPE | Renuka Narayanan
Nectar in a rain raga
Music is said to comprise ashta seva or eight services to God that win us soul growth.
Updated on Jul 29, 2006 02:01 PM IST
None | FAITHSCAPE | Renuka Narayanan
Prayer as protection
Evidence that prayer existed since we began is found in pre- historic Earth Mother images.
Updated on Jul 22, 2006 07:04 PM IST
None | FAITHSCAPE | Renuka Narayanan
Prayer as protection
Evidence that prayer existed since we began is found in pre- historic Earth Mother images.
Updated on Jul 22, 2006 07:04 PM IST
None | FAITHSCAPE | Renuka Narayanan
Is there life after birth?
Educated people seem the least stoic about activating their coping mechanisms.
Updated on Jul 17, 2006 11:14 AM IST
None | Renuka Narayanan | FAITHSCAPE
Women, whites unwanted at Sabari Mala
no house of God should deny admittance to anybody because they?re the ?wrong? gender or caste, says Renuka Narayanan.
Updated on Jul 01, 2006 06:23 PM IST
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Women and whites not wanted at Sabari Mala
Hindus have zilch respect for others? spaces, even for 'God's house', writes Renuka Narayanan.
Published on Jul 01, 2006 12:44 PM IST
None | FAITHSCAPE | Renuka Narayanan
Get on with it now
Curiously, it is Islam, now globally under scrutiny for its malpractices against women, that was a true pro-woman revolutionary back in the seventh century.
Published on Jun 17, 2006 12:55 PM IST
None | FAITHSCAPE | Renuka Narayanan
A living river of the spirit
The beloved legacy of the Bhakti poets is their burning desire to see, feel and merge with God.
Updated on Jun 13, 2006 11:10 AM IST
None | FAITHSCAPE | Renuka Narayanan
Are we breeding new-age Ekalavyas?
What is the worth of merit in a democracy? Renuka Narayanan links it to Ekalavya and the Pandavas.
Updated on Aug 20, 2008 03:32 PM IST
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Subrahmanya in Sahyadri
The making of Malai Mandir in Delhi's Vasant Vihar signifies the 'homecoming' of the Warlord.
Published on May 10, 2006 10:34 AM IST
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Bulle Shah?s message of unity
One can't help but recall him when religion is misused for politics, writes Renuka Narayanan.
Published on May 03, 2006 12:04 PM IST
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De-coding mythology
Why is Hanuman called Pavan-putra? Renuka Narayanan has the answer.
Published on Apr 27, 2006 11:42 AM IST
None | INNER VOICE| Renuka Narayanan
The divine poetry
Brinda and T Mukta, the yesteryear duo of honourable musical lineage, make you think inevitably of the dynamics of maadhurya bhakti.
Published on Apr 19, 2006 07:01 PM IST
None | INNER VOICE |Renuka Narayanan