Mythology is a subjective truth. Every culture imagines life a certain way.

In Greek mythology, the hero wants to be great, but the very concept does not exist in the Indian vocabulary. Yet it has become the global template. And it's a template that won't fit in India.

I write on sacred stories, symbols and rituals of all cultures - European, American and Chinese - but my audiences, typically, like me to focus on India.

Mythology is a vast body of knowledge that has not been tapped.

A superstition which pretends to be scientific creates a much greater confusion of thought than one which contents itself with simple popular practices.

Religion, art, and science flourish best in a free society. True, freedom does not afford much opportunity for grand gestures. It has little room for martyrs. But life is not supposed to be about dying well. It is about living well.

I love learning about the science that governs the universe around us and want to share the delight of discovering how things work and why.

Scientific education is by far the best training for all walks of life because it teaches us how to assess situations critically and react accordingly. It gives us an understanding based on reverence for life-enhancing technologies as well as for life itself.