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1. Article · Aug 29, 2026 · Devdutt Pattanaik

   Universe: Ballads of breeze and breath - The Tribune (opens the original)

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   Vayu is the oldest and most cosmic of the wind gods. In the Rig Veda, he is a swift-moving deity who rides across the skies, often in the company of Indra. He is associated with breath, speed, and life-giving motion. Vayu is also linked to soma, the sacred drink, which he is said to taste first among the gods, suggesting his role as the first receiver of life-energy. In later mythology, Vayu becomes the divine father of Hanuman as well as Bhima. Here, wind becomes heroic vitality, the force that

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2. Article · Jul 18, 2026 · Devdutt Pattanaik

   Universe: The Shambhala prophecy - The Tribune (opens the original)

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   In a world that seems to be hurtling from one crisis to another, many people are talking about the Shambhala prophecy. This appeared in the early 11th century in a Buddhist Tantric text called the Kalachakra Tantra. At that time, Northwest India was under heavy military pressure from expanding Islamic powers. The prophecy was not really a religious vision. It was a political response, but written in the language of myth and cosmic prediction. At its heart, it carried an apocalyptic imagination.

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