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Arundhuti Dasgupta
Arundhuti Dasgupta is a senior journalist and a specialist in mythology, legends and folklore across cultures; she is also co-founder of The Mythology Project, a centre for the study of mythology, legends and folklore.
A war-ravaged country torn apart by militancy and poverty; Afghanistan is now a textbook example of a failed state. But the region was once home to a civilisation that was muse to the great Persian…
A nuanced ecological sensitivity resides in the collective legacy of myths, folk tales, and belief systems of all ancient civilisations. Could that be used to influence contemporary attitudes and…