Wendy Doniger

The Rise and Fall of Warhorses

You can tell the history of a large part of the world by who had what horses when.

Of Crocodiles and Kings

Tony K. Stewart’s new translation of centuries-old Bengali stories reveals their rich and varied sources, including The Thousand and One Nights.

Cousin Bob & Cousin Wendy

Hearing the ‘Ramayana’ Again

The centrality and vitality of the Ramayana in Indian culture today, its enormous historical importance and continued use in mythological historicizing, can be only roughly approximated in Europe and America by the Bible.

An Open Letter in Support of Jason Rezaian

War & The ‘Gita’

War and Peace in the Bhagavad Gita

The text has changed its meaning again and again over the centuries

Wendy Doniger and the Hindus

Censored in India

The threat to intellectual freedom from efforts to suppress the study of religion

Unspeakable Sins