The Toothy Tale
गणेशः or Ganesha is a Sanskrit compound word joining the words Gana which means people and Esha means chief of the group or tribe. The elephant god's birthday falls on the 4 th day of the lunar cycle as he got his head transplanted and thus his birthday is celebrated from the Chaturthi and it took him few days to practice and exercise his full power hence his birthday celebration lasts upto 10 days. Within infinite myths lies the Eternal Truth Who sees it all? Over the centuries the retelling of Ganesha’s elephant head transplant and one tooth story has been retold a hundred thousand times; here I am shaping up this time the story for the modern readers. Going beyond the usual festival mood and devotional images, Ganesha elephant head on a human body shows a scientific aspect of thinking of ancient times of Bharat. THE MOMENT: It is said that an angry deed has its consequences like Lord Shiva after his wanderings returned to his home to find a seve...